LOT 3369
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; date below / 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. Very Fine. Broken 'E' in GEOR and '1' in the date.(5.53gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
London mint. Dated 1849. Godless type. Designs by William Wyon and William Dyce. VICTORIA REGINA 1849, crowned 'Gothic' head of Queen Victoria to left; W.W. in small lettering behind / ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND, crowned, cruciform shields, rose in centre, floral emblems in angles. Bull 2815; ESC 802; SCBC 3890. 11.28gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
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Group of Nine [9] Scarcer Date Victoria Penny and Halfpennies. 1860-1882.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various dates. 72gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Double-Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. Dated 1889. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / BRITT: REG: FID: DEF:, crowned cruciform shields around Star of the Garter, sceptres in angles; date with Arabic 1 above. Bull 2701; ESC 398; SCBC 3923. 22.13gr, 36mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
