LOT 3469
Great Britain. George III CU Twopence. 1760-1820.
Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1797. 'Cartwheel' type. Designs by Conrad Heinrich Küchler. GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX., laureate and draped bust to right / BRITANNIA., Britannia seated to left on rocks surrounded by waves, holding trident in left hand and olive branch in right, shield bearing the Union flag resting to right, SOHO (mintmark) on raised tablet beneath shield; ship sailing to right on horizon; date below. SCBC 3776. Fair.(56.40gr, 41mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Farthing. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Second issue. Dated 1826. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to left, date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. Peck 1439; SCBC 3825. 17.50gr, 34mm, 12h.
Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1881. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, laureate and draped bust to left / F A R T H I N G, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3958; cf. Freeman 545/6. 2.58gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
From a Berkshire, UK, private collection. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Threepence. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. Dated 1762. Early coinage. GEORGIVS · III · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MAG · BRI · FR · ET · HIB · REX ·J7-62·, crowned denomination. Bull 2254; ESC 2033; SCBC 3753. 1.32gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
