LOT 3960
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1745. 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. Good Very Fine.(9.44gr, 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. Stuart, Charles II AR Fourpence. Dated 1675.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
CAROLVS·II· DEI·GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX, crowned four interlinked Cs; emblems of England (rose), Scotland (thistle), France (lis), and Ireland (harp) in quarters; date above. SCBC 3384. 1.86gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria Enamelled and Gilded AR Maundy Penny. Dated 1848. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, head to left / Crowned denomination dividing date; all within wreath. SCBC 3920. 0.47gr, 11mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
Ex Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart (Orange), William III AR Sixpence. Dated 1697. Third bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
GVLIELMVS • III • DEI • GRA •, profile bust to right / MAG BR • FRA ET • HIB REX •, cruciform arms; date above. SCBC 3538. 3.01gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
