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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Group of Seventy-Six [76] AE Coins. 18th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Various dates. 442gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AE Third Farthing. 1901-1910.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
London (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1902. For use in Malta. EDWARDVS VII D : G : BRITT : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP :, bare head to right / ONE THIRD FARTHING 1902 in three lines, crown above; all within oak wreath. SCBC 3993. 0.94gr, 15mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. Dated 1900. Old Head Coinage. Design by Sir Thomas Brock and Edward J. Poynter. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left / Three crowned shields set in shape of a 'V' mostly within Garter, floral emblems between; date below; ONE • FLORIN TWO • SHILLINGS around. Bull 2971; ESC 884; SCBC 3939. 11.22gr, 29mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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