LOT 4217
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich II AR Reichsthaler. Dated 1784. Berlin mint.
FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX, laureate bust to right / EIN REICHS THALER, crowned and unfurled eagle, head to right, posed on trophy of arms; mintmark dividing date below. KM 332.1. Good Fine. Toned.(21.94gr, 37mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4217
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich II AR Reichsthaler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Mexico (New Spain). Philip V, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1739. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
MF, engraver. ✱ VTRAQUE VNUM ✱, crowned hemispheres between crowned pillars ornamented with banners, all set on waves; date between mintmarks below / ✱ PHILIP • V • D • G • HISPAN • ET IND • REX, crowned coat-of-arms flanked by initials and value. KM 84. 5.85gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good 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 Dime or 10 Cents. Dated 1853. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date with arrows in exergue / ONE DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 77. 2.46gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
The arrows either side of the date were added to indicate that the standard coin weight had been reduced from the previous issue. -
Germany. Third Reich AR 2 Reichsmark. Dated 1939. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
F. Krischker & A. Vocke, engravers. Eagle holding oak-wreath with swastika inside it; denomination across field, Deutsches Reich 1939 below / Paul von Hindenburg, large head of Paul von Hindenburg to right, A (mintmark) 1847-1934 behind. Edge inscription: Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz. KM 93; AKS 33; Jaeger 366. 8.04gr, 25mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
