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LOT 3582
Great Britain. George III AE Evasion Halfpenny. 1760-1797.
Dated 1774. Imitation of the Regal Coinage. CLAUDUIS : ROMANUS •, laureate bust to right; [I]•C• below / DELECTAT RUS • ✿ C, female figure (Britannia?) seated to left, holding branch with her right hand and spear with her left; 1774 • below. Atkins 55. Near Fine.(6.21gr, 27mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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LOT 3582
Great Britain. George III AE Evasion Halfpenny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Farthing. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
London mint. Dated 1822. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, Seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. 4.62gr, 22mm, 6h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II CU Halfpenny. 1660-1685.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated 1675. Possibly a contemporary imitation. CAROLVS · A · CAROLO, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA ·, seated figure of Britannia to left, holding spear in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting at left; date in exergue. SCBC 3393. 11.65gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1819. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage. Engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2152; ESC 1235; SCBC 3790. 5.50gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK.
