LOT 4003
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1739. London mint. Roses in angles.
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 • J7-39 •, four crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles. Bull 1713; ESC 1201; SCBC 3701. Good Very Fine.(5.99gr, 26mm, 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. Stuart (Orange), William III and Mary AR Halfcrown. Dated 1689 and RY PRIMO.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA • DEI • GRATIA, conjoined busts to right, William laureate, Mary bare-headed (first busts) / • MAG • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • ET • REGINA •, (2nd) shield; crown with frosted caul and interior and pearls above, date flanking crown. Edge inscription: DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI PRIMO. SCBC 3435. 14.89gr, 33mm, 6h.
Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Penny. Dated 1797. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Design by Conrad Heinrich Küchler. Cartwheel type. 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 below shield, ship sailing to right on horizon; date below. SCBC 3777. 28.39gr, 36mm, 6h.
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. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. Dated 1787. London mint. With semée of hearts.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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 arms and crowns in angles (with hearts); date below. Bull 2190; ESC 1629; SCBC 3749. 3.00gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
