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LOT 3275
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Farthing. Dated 1754. London mint.
GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below. SCBC 3722. Good Very Fine.(4.66gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, William IV CU Third-Farthing. Dated 1835. For use in Malta.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GULIELMVS IIII DEI GRATIA with profile bust facing right, date below / BRITANNIAR: REX FID : DEF : with Britannia seated right. SCBC 3850. 1.55gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1799. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate bust to right / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left, holding transverse trident in left hand and branch in her raised right hand; shield with Union flag resting on left; sea behind with ship on left; SOHO in small lettering and date below. SCBC 3778. 12.73gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near UNC.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. Dated 1816. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Crowned, garnished shield of arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE •. SCBC 3791. 2.85gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near UNC.
Ex Mark T. Ray, 18 April 2001. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
