LOT 4016
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. Dated 1787. London mint. Type with with semée of hearts.
Designs by Lewis Pingo. GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / • M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E •, cruciform shields with large Garter star central, crowns in angles; date below. Bull 2129; ESC 1225; SCBC 3746. Very Fine. Toned.(6.01gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4016
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Sixpence. Dated 1758. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £40
Designs by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. 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 · J7-58 ·, crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre. Bull 1763; ESC 1623; SCBC 3711. 3.00gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1750. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
GEORGIVS • 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 • J7-50 •, crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star. ESC 1730; SCBC 3704. 5.98gr, 25mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Halfcrown. Dated 1887. London mint. Jubilee Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • QUI MAL • Y • PENSE •• and wreath; date below. Bull 2771; ESC 719; SCBC 3924. 14.11gr, 32mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
