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LOT 3480
France. Third Republic AR 2 Francs Folding Magnifier. Dated 1915.
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, female figure to left, sowing seed "La Semeuse"; O. Roty below / LIBERTE · EGALITE · FRATERNITE, denomination above branch; date below. KM 845.1. Fine. Loop detached from one side.(16.43gr, 31mm including loop.).
ProvenanceEx Coincraft, London, UK.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Jersey. Hanover, Victoria CU 1/24th Shilling. Dated 1877. Heaton. Dies by Leonard Charles Wyon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
VICTORIA D. G. BRITANNIAR. REGINA F. D., crowned head to left; star and H (mintmark) below / STATES OF JERSEY. ONE TWENTY-FOURTH OF A SHILLING, shield with three lions dividing date. KM 7. 5.59gr, 25mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Guernsey. Hanover, Victoria, AE 1 Double. Dated 1889. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
1 DOUBLE 1889 H (mintmark) in four lines / National arms, GUERNESEY below. KM 10. 2.18gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near UNC.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Poland. Sigismund III AR Quarter Thaler. Dated 1621. Bydgoszcz mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
SIGIS III D G REX POL M D LIT RVS PRVS MAS with crowned, armored mid-length bust of Sigismund facing right. holding sword over right shoulder, and globus cruciger in left hand / SAM LIV NEC SE − GOT VAN Q HRI R / II-VE / 16-21 with crowned, quartered arms of Poland-Lithuania with Vasa arms in center, dividing value and date. KM# 37. 6.98gr, 30mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
