LOT 3368
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Halfcrown. 1760-1820.
Royal mint. Dated 1817. Small bust. Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA, small laureate head to right; date below / BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, crowned shield bearing Royal arms within the Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE •. Bull 2096; ESC 618; SCBC 3789. Good Fine.(13.66gr, 32mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in 2011.
Ex property of a Kent lady collector.
Property of a Chester, UK, private collector.
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Group of Seventy-Seven [77] World Coins and Exonumia. 18th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various types. 803gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Halfcrown. 1901-1910.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
London mint. Dated 1903. Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX, bare head to right; De S • in small lettering beneath truncation / FID: DEF: IND: IMP: crowned shield surrounded by the Garter inscribed HONI SOIT • QVI MAL • Y PENSE •, date and denomination below. Bull 3569; ESC 748; SCBC 3980. 13.85gr, 32mm, 12h.
Good Fine. The second rarest date of the Edward VII series.
Property of a Chester, UK, private collector. -
Group of Eight [8] Great Britain, George V & VI Coins. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various dates. 75gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
