LOT 3935
Great Britain. Hanover, George I CU Farthing. Dated 1724.
GEORGIVS • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to right (stop to right of head) / BRITA-N-NIA •, Britannia seated to left, date below. Peck 828; SCBC 3662. Fine.(4.28gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1740. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
GEORGIUS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below. SCBC 3718. 9.25gr, 29mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria Gilt CU Penny. Dated 1861. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, laureate and draped bust to left / ONE PENNY, 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 3954. 9.18gr, 30mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex C W Peck collection. -
Great Britain. Stuart (Restored), Charles II Gilt AR Shilling 'Touch Piece'. Dated 1668. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CAROLVS•II•DEI•GRATIA, laureate and draped bust of Charles II to right / MAG BR•FRA• ET•HIB REX•16-68•, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star; conjoined Cs in each quarter. SCBC 3375. 5.91gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
