LOT 3948
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1740. London mint.
GEORGIUS • 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 3718. Near Extremely Fine.(9.25gr, 29mm, 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 Maundy Twopence. Dated 1732. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to left / MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REX •, crowned denomination; date above. SCBC 3716. 0.78gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1910.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in an old Maundy coin box. SCBC 3985. 56.06gr total.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Halfpenny. Dated 1854. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Designs by William Wyon. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head of Victoria to left; W:W. in small lettering on truncation; date below. / BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3949. 9.31gr, 28.5mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
