LOT 3955
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1753. 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. Graffiti on both sides.(9.59gr, 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 III CU Farthing. Dated 1806. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
GEORGIUS III • D: G • REX., laureate and draped bust to right; date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left on rock, holding olive branch and trident with shield, raised K to left of shield, SOHO raised on rock to right, ship to left of Britannia. SCBC 3782. 4.66gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II CU Farthing. Dated 1675. Tower (London) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CAROLVS ·A· CAROLO, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA·, seated figure of Britannia to left, holding spear in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting at left; date in exergue. SCBC 3394. 4.97gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Threepence. Dated 1762.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REX •, large crowned 3; date above. SCBC 3753. 1.52gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
