LOT 4180
German East Africa. Wilhelm II AE 5 Heller. Dated 1908.
Designs by Emil Weigand. DEUTSCH OSTAFRIKA, crown in centre; date below / Denomination above J; all within wreath. KM 11. Very Fine.(19.74gr, 37mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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United States of America AR Seated Liberty Half Dollar or 50 Cents. Dated 1855. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding stick with cap and resting her right arm on shield inscribed LIBERTY; date with arrows below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM 82. 12.29gr, 31mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Jersey. Victoria AE 1/12th Shilling. Dated 1877. Birmingham (Heaton and Sons) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA D. G. BRITANNIAR. REGINA F. D., diademed head to left; H (mintmark) and star below / STATES OF JERSEY. and ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING., pointed coat-of-arms, date across field. KM 8. 9.55gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
German States. Bavaria (Kingdom), Ludwig II AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1868. München mint. "Madonnentaler" type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Designs by Carl Friedrich Voigt. LVDOVICVS II BAVARIAE REX, head to right, C.VOIGT in small lettering below / PATRONA BAVARIÆ, nimbate seated figures of Saint Mary with Child, seated over crescent moon on clouds; date below. Edge inscription: XXX EIN PFUND FEIN. AKS 176; Jaeger 5 Bay 107; KM 877. 18.49gr, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
