LOT 4001
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1747. London mint. Roses in angles.
GEORGIVS • 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 • J7-47 •, four crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles. Bull 1728; ESC 1209; SCBC 3702. Near Extremely Fine.(5.99gr, 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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LOT 4001
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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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 IV CU Halfpenny. Dated 1826. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to left; date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right, resting hand on Union shield, holding trident; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. Peck 1461; SCBC 3824. 9.12gr, 29mm, 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, George V AR Halfcrown. Dated 1919. Royal Mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Design by Bertram Mackennal. GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX, bare head to left; B.M. in small lettering on truncation / FID: DEF: IND: IMP:, crowned shield surrounded by the Garter; date and denomination below. Bull 3717; ESC 765; SCBC 4011. 14.09gr, 32mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
