LOT 3464
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. 1760-1820.
London mint. Dated 1816. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage. Engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2140; ESC 1228; SCBC 3790. Near Very Fine.(5.47gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Group of Four [4] Elizabeth II Halfcrown Twenty-Five-Coin Tubes. 1952-2022.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dated 1967. 100 BU Halfcrowns. 1457gr total.
Lot sold as seen.
By inheritance; Property of a Lincolnshire lady. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. 1727-1760.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Dated 1745. GEORGIUS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET H • REX • F • D • B ET • L • D • S • R • I A • T • ET • E, four crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles, seven strings to harp. ESC 1722 {1204} var. (8 strings); SCBC 3702. 5.53gr, 25mm, 6h.
Fair.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1887. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. 'Withdrawn' type. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT: REGINA (dot over I) F: D:, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned square topped shield of arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • QUI MAL • Y • PENSE • • •; date below. Bull - (unrecorded variety); ESC - (same); SCBC 3928. 2.81gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Attractive example with iridescent tone. Apparently unique variety with dot over I in REGINA.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
