LOT 4004
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1745. London mint.
GEORGIUS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • J7-45 •, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, roses in angles. SCBC 3702. Near Very Fine.(5.94gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. Dated 1787. London mint. Type with with semée of hearts.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Designs by Lewis Pingo. GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / • M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E •, cruciform shields with large Garter star central, crowns in angles; date below. Bull 2129; ESC 1225; SCBC 3746. 6.01gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Maundy Fourpence. Dated 1898. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DED • IND • IMP •, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned denomination within oak wreath; date in fields. SCBC 3943. 1.88gr, 18mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated. Attractive deep old cabinet tone.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Shilling. Dated 1900. Royal Mint. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Designs by Sir Thomas Brock and Edward Paynter. VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Three shields set in shape of a 'V' mostly within Garter, floral emblems between; crown above; date below; ONE SHILLING above. Bull 3165; ESC 1369; SCBC 3940A. 5.62gr, 24mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
