LOT 4245
German States. Württemberg (Kingdom), Karl I AR Thaler. Dated 1870-1871. Stuttgart mint. Commemorating the victorious conclusion of the Franco-Prussian war.
Designs by Christian Schnitzspahn. KARL KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG, head to right, C. SCHNITZSPAHN in small lettering on truncation / MIT GOTT DURCH KAMPF ZU SIEG UND EINIGUNG, Victory standing to left on arms, raising hand and holding quill; date below, C. SCH. F. in small lettering to left. Edge inscription: XXX EIN PFUND FEIN. AKS 132; Jaeger 1 Wu 86; KM 620; Davenport GT III 962. Good Very Fine. Toned.(18.44gr, 33mm, 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 Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1847. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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. 6.56gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Bavaria (Kingdom), Ludwig II AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1865. München mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Designs by Carl Friedrich Voigt. LUDWIG II KŒNIG V. BAYERN, head to right, C.VOIGT in small lettering below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned arms of Bavaria supported by two crowned standing lions; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT SEGNE BAYERN. AKS 173; Jaeger 5 Bay 101; KM 869; Davenport GT III 609. 13.78gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Württemberg (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 5 Mark. Dated 1903. Stuttgart mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
WILHELM II KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG, head to right, F (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1903, crowned imperial eagle, denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 632; Jaeger 176; AKS 143; Davenport GT III 964. 27.67gr, 38mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
