LOT 3979
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. Dated 1816. London mint.
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Crowned, garnished shield of arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE •. SCBC 3791. Near Mint State.(2.82gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Maundy Threepence. Dated 1830. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
GEORGIUS IIII D. G. BRITANNIAR. REX F. D., laureate head to left / Crowned large 3 within oak wreath dividing date. SCBC 3819. 1.41gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1735. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below. SCBC 3717. 9.88gr, 29mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
England. Stuart, Charles II AR Halfcrown. Dated 1671 and RY VICESIMO TERTIO. London mint. Third bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
CAROLVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG• BR • FRA • ET • HIB REX •, crowned cruciform shields, interlinked Cs in angles, rayed Garter Star at centre, date above. Edge inscription: •✠• DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • VICESIMO • TERTIO. Bull 457; ESC 468; SCBC 3366. 14.79gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
