LOT 4000
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1758.
Design by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. GEORGIVS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate and draped bust to left / F · D · B · ET · L · D · S · R · I · A · T · ET · E · M · B · F · ET · H · REX·, crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star. SCBC 3704. Good Fine.(5.87gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1799. 5 Incuse Gunports.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate bust to right / BRITANNIA, seated figure of Britannia to left, trident in left hand, olive branch in right, shield bearing the Union flag resting on left, date in exergue. SCBC 3778. 12.62gr, 31mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Group of Thirteen [13] Elizabeth II Commemorative Coins. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Various types. 480gr total.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Half-Sovereign. 2002. Royal Mint. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Timothy Noad. ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA · FID · DEF, fourth crowned head of Elizabeth II to right; IRB in small lettering below / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom, laurel wreaths around, monogram of TN to right, date below. S-SB5 (was 4441); KM-1025. 3.99gr, 19.30mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. Certificate of Authenticity, no.06827.
This was the first time since 1893 the shield of arms was used on the reverse of a coin.
