LOT 3949
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1746. 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 3719. Good Very Fine.(9.76gr, 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, William IV AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1831-1835.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising: Set of Four (1835), Three (1837), Two (1831) and One (1831) Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. SCBC 3840. 51.67gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Florin. Dated 1903. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARDVS VII D : G : BRITT : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP :, bare head to right; DE S in small lettering beneath truncation / ONE FLORIN TWO SHILLINGS, Britannia standing on prow of ancient ship wearing helmet; holding trident with right hand and resting her left hand on shield with Union Jack; date in prow below. SCBC 3981. 11.24gr, 28mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, George V AV Sovereign. Dated 1913. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Designs by Edgar Bertram MacKennal and Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP :, bare head to left; B.M. in small lettering on truncation / St George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right; small B.P. beneath ground line to right, date in exergue. Fr 404; KM 820; Marsh 215; MCE 641; SCBC 3996. 7.99gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
