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LOT 3577
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. 1760-1820.
London mint. Dated 1817. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage. Engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI(unbarred H) • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2146; ESC -; SCBC 3790. Good Very Fine. Very rare variety with unbarred H in HONI.(5.54gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound South Gloucestershire, UK.
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Great Britain. Hanover, time George II to George III CU 'Halfpenny'. 1727-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Counterfeit BRITANNIA issue of George III. Dated 1775. GEORGIVS · III · REX ·, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / BRITAN-NIA ·, Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right. Cf. Ringo 5920. 6.05gr, 27mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III AR Shilling. 1694-1702.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1696. First bust. GVLIELMVS • III • DEI • GRA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • 1696 •, crowned cruciform shields around central Nassau lion. Bull 1104; ESC 1078; SCBC 3497. 5.75gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
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Great Britain. George III AE Evasion Halfpenny. 1760-1797.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dated 1774. Imitation of the Regal Coinage. CLAUDUIS : ROMANUS •, laureate bust to right; [I]•C• below / DELECTAT RUS • ✿ C, female figure (Britannia?) seated to left, holding branch with her right hand and spear with her left; 1774 • below. Atkins 55. 6.21gr, 27mm, 5h.
Near Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.
