LOT 4015
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. Good Fine.(6.00gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1751.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITANNIA •, Britannia seated to left; date below. SCBC 3719. 9.56gr, 29mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Maundy Coin Set. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Dated 1882 and 1886. 18gr total.
Extremely Fine. Display box included.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Half-Sovereign. 2002. Royal Mint. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Timothy Noad. ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA · FID · DEF, fourth crowned head of Elizabeth II to right; IRB in small lettering below / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom, laurel wreaths around, monogram of TN to right, date below. S-SB5 (was 4441); KM-1025. 3.99gr, 19.30mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. Certificate of Authenticity, no.06827.
This was the first time since 1893 the shield of arms was used on the reverse of a coin.
