LOT 4213
German States. Hessen-Homburg (Landgrafschaft), Ferdinand AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1862.
Designs by G. Schnitzspahn. FERDINAND SOUV. LANDGRAF Z. HESSEN, head to right, C.SCHNITZSPAHN in small lettering on truncation / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, draped and crowned coat of arms; date below. Edge inscription: ✿ MÜNZVERTRAG VOM 24 JANUAR 1857. KM 20; Dav GT III 714. Very Fine.(18.31gr, 33mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4213
German States. Hessen-Homburg (Landgrafschaft), Ferdinand AR Vereinsthaler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1841. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding cap on a stick 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 64.2. 6.36gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
India, Mughal Empire, Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan AR Rupee. Dated AH 1048 and RY 11 (AD 1639). Lahore mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Legend within square and in margins / Legend within square and in margins. KM 235.17 11.37gr, 22mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Poland (Kingdom). Alexander I AV 50 Zlotys Polskich. Dated 1819. Warsaw mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
ALEXANDER I • CESARZ SA • W • ROS• KRÓL • POLSKI, bare head to right / 50 ZŁOT • POLSK • 26 Z GRZ • CZ • KOL, two-headed Russian eagle beneath imperial crown; on breast, shield with the Polish eagle; I• B• flanking, date below. Gumowski 2531; Craig 103. 9.81gr, 23.5mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
