LOT 3366
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. 1760-1820.
Dated 1787. 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 arms and crowns in angles (with hearts); date below. Bull 2190; ESC 1629; SCBC 3749. Extremely Fine.(3.02gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Chester, UK, private collector.
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LOT 3366
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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. 5.53gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Broken 'E' in GEOR and '1' in the date.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector. -
![Group of Seventeen [17] Great Britain Halfcrowns.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/223192-s(1).jpg)
Group of Seventeen [17] Great Britain Halfcrowns. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various dates. 237gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Shilling. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Royal mint. Dated 1887. Jubilee Head type. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT : REGINA F: D:, crowned and draped bust head to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / Crowned square shield within Garter inscribed HONI ✿ SOIT ✿ QUI MAL ✿ Y ✿ PENSE ✿✿✿; date below. Bull 3137; ESC 1351; SCBC 3926. 5.62gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
