LOT 4185
France. Napoleon I AR 2 Francs. Dated 1811. Paris mint. Charles-Pierre de l'Espine, Mint Master.
Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head to right, Tiolier below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, denomination within wreath; below, date flanked by mark of Directeur d'Atelier and mint mark. Edge inscription: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. KM 693. Good Fine.(9.53gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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German States. Württemberg (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 5 Mark. Dated 1903. Stuttgart mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
WILHELM II KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG, head to right, F (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1903, crowned imperial eagle, denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 632; Jaeger 176; AKS 143; Davenport GT III 964. 27.67gr, 38mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Bavaria (Electorate), Maximilian III Joseph AR Half Thaler. Dated 1753. Μünchen mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
D.G.MAX.IOS.U.B. D.S.R.I.A.& EL.L.L., bust to right / PATRONA BAVARIAE., seated Madonna with Child, upturned crescent and clouds below, rays around; date below. KM 499. 13.78gr, 34mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Jersey. George VI AE 1/12th Shilling. Dated 1945.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
+ GEORGIVS VI DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF:, crowned head to left; PM in small lettering beneath truncation / ISLAND OF JERSEY above coat-of-arms, ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING and LIBERATED 1945 below. KM 19. 9.47gr, 31mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
