LOT 4230
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 5 Mark. Dated 1914. Berlin mint.
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG VON PREUSSEN, uniformed bust to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1914 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 536; Jaeger 114; Davenport 791. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(27.71gr, 38mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1806TH. Possibly contemporary counterfeit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. Cf. KM 109. 20.99gr, 39mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Graffiti and chopmark on obverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
United States of America AV Dollar. Dated 1850. Philadelphia mint. Liberty Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Designs by James Barton Longacre. Liberty Head to left, thirteen stars around / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, denomination above date, all within wreath. KM 73; Fr 84. 1.53gr, 13mm, 6h.
Fine. Pierced.
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
Hungary. Francis Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1869. Kremnica in Slovakia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by Josef Tautenhayn and Franz Gaul. FERENCZ JÓZSEF A. CSÁSZÁR, head to right, K.B. (mintmark) below / MAGYAR ORSZÁG AP. KIRÁLYA 1869, curved twofold Hungarian small coat of arms, flying angels holding St. Stephen's crown above; denomination below. Edge inscription: BIZALMAM AZ ŐSI ERÉNYBEN (my trust is ancient virtues). ÉH 1463a; KM 449.1. 12.33gr, 29mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Lustruous/Proof-like.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
