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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Jersey. Victoria AE 1/24 Shilling. Dated 1888. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Design by Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA D . G . BRITANNIAR . REGINA F . D ., crowned head to left; seven pointed star below / STATES OF JERSEY, arms of Jersey within Heater-shaped shield dividing date; denomination below. KM 7. 5.76gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Half Dollar or 50 Cents. Dated 1858. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding stick with cap and resting her right arm on shield inscribed LIBERTY; date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM 68. 12.17gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Straights Settlements (British Malaysia). Victoria AE Half Cent. Dated 1884.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
VICTORIA QUEEN, crowned head to left / STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1/2 in centre, denomination and date below. KM 8a. 4.59gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
