LOT 4198
German States. Bavaria (Kingdom), Ludwig II AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1868. München mint. "Madonnentaler" type.
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. Extremely Fine.(18.49gr, 33mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4198
German States. Bavaria (Kingdom), Ludwig II AR Vereinsthaler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 3 Marks. Dated 1913. Berlin mint. Commemorative issue of the 25th Anniversary of the Reign of King Wilhelm II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG VON PREUSSEN, uniformed bust of Wilhelm II to right; 1888 1913 A(mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1913, crowned imperial eagle; denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 535; Jaeger 112; AKS 141. 16.67gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Half Dollar or 50 Cents. Dated 1856. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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. 12.23gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
France. Louis XV AR Écu. Dated 1756. Bayonne mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Designs by Joseph-Charles Röettiers. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX., head with headband to left, J.C.R. in small lettering on truncation, below running dog to left / · SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ✿ 1756, round shield of France crowned, between two olive branches linked at the base; L (mintmark) below. Edge inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Dyplessy, Royales 1680; Gad R2 322; Ciani 2122; KM 512.12. 28.64gr, 42mm, 6h.
Fine. 'Σ' graffito on obverse.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
