Details
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.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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