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. House of Hanover, Victoria AR Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
London mint. Dated 1849. Godless type. Designs by William Wyon and William Dyce. VICTORIA REGINA 1849, crowned 'Gothic' head of Queen Victoria to left; W.W. in small lettering behind / ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND, crowned, cruciform shields, rose in centre, floral emblems in angles. Bull 2815; ESC 802; SCBC 3890. 11.25gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Shilling. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
London mint. Dated 1825. Design by Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, bare head to left; date below / BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, crowned lion standing on St Edward's crown (the 'Royal crest'); floral emblems below. Bull 2405; ESC 1254; SCBC 3812. 5.17gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1878. '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; Freeman 536. 2.53gr, 20mm, 12h.
Fair.
From a Berkshire, UK, private collection.
