LOT 3937
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1741. London mint.
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, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, roses in angles; date above. SCBC 3701. Good Very Fine.(5.98gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1827. London mint. Second issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to left; date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. SCBC 3825. 4.77gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired Liverpool, September 1941. Ex Dr Stewart Lyon. Ex Spink, 26 June 2008, no.620. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Florin. Dated 1903. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARDVS VII D : G : BRITT : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP :, bare head to right; DE S in small lettering beneath truncation / ONE FLORIN TWO SHILLINGS, Britannia standing on prow of ancient ship wearing helmet; holding trident with right hand and resting her left hand on shield with Union Jack; date in prow below. SCBC 3981. 11.24gr, 28mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1750. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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 • J7-50 •, crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star. SCBC 3704. 5.95gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
