LOT 3959
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1734. 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 3717. Very Fine.(9.53gr, 28mm, 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 II AR Sixpence. Dated 1758. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Designs by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. 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 · J7-58, crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre. Bull 1763; ESC 1623; SCBC 3711. 3.00gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1745. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
GEORGIUS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left; LIMA below / 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; date above. SCBC 3703. 5.93gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1821. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. 4.72gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
