LOT 3961
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1744. 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. Very Fine.(9.46gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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England. Stuart, Charles II AR Halfcrown. Dated 1671 and RY VICESIMO TERTIO. London mint. Third bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
CAROLVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG• BR • FRA • ET • HIB REX •, crowned cruciform shields, interlinked Cs in angles, rayed Garter Star at centre, date above. Edge inscription: •✠• DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • VICESIMO • TERTIO. Bull 457; ESC 468; SCBC 3366. 14.79gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Maundy Penny. Dated 1735. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to left / MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REX •, crowned denomination; date above. SCBC 3716. 0.44gr, 12mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Stuart Restored, William and Mary AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1692.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. SCBC 3446. 49.50gr total.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
