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. Windsor, Elizabeth II AV Sovereign. Dated 2002. Royal Mint. 50th anniversary of accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Timothy Noad. ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA REGINA·FID·DEF, fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara; IRB beneath head / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms, laurel wreath surrounding, date below. KM 1026; Sp. SC5. 8.00gr, 22mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. Dated 1816. London mint. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2140; ESC 1228; SCBC 3790. 5.57gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth I Proof AR Pound. 2002. Royal Mint. Heraldic Emblems series.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9
Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Norman Sillman. ELIZABETH · II · D · G REG · F · D · 2002, fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, IRB is small lettering beneath truncation / ONE POUND, three lions passant guardant. KM 1030a. 9.50gr, 22.50mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. Certificate of Authenticity included.
The Norman Sillman heraldic emblem of the 'English Lions' reverse was originally introduced in 1996 with the Maklouf third portrait on the obverse.
