LOT 4422
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AV Sovereign. Dated 1819. Royal Mint. Benedetto Pistrucci, engraver.
GEORGIUS III D : G : BRITANNIAR : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE, St George slaying the dragon to right. KM 674; SCBC 3785; Fr 371. Better than Fine but mounted. An extremely rare date for the entire modern “Sovereign” series, which dates back to 1817.(9.45gr total, coin 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the early 20th century family collection of a Suffolk lady.
FootnotesFollowing the Great Coinage Act of 1817, the old Guinea, which had been in circulation since the time of Charles II, was replaced by the gold Sovereign.
In 1819, only 3,574 Sovereigns were minted in five separate batches between August and November, using gold supplied by private merchants. Two hundred years after they were minted, it is said that there are probably only ten of these sovereigns remaining.
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LOT 4422
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AV Sovereign.
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000€34,800 - 46,400 (for guidance only)$40,500 - 54,000 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£15,000 (EUR 17,400; USD 20,250) +BP*
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Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III AR Sixpence. Dated 1696. London mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
GVLIELMVS • III • DEI • GRA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX •, crowned cruciform shields around central Nassau lion; date above. SCBC 3520. 2.83gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman. -
England. Stuart Restored, Anne AR Shilling. Dated 1711. London mint. Third bust. Pre-Union issue. Design by John Croker.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
ANNA • DEI • GRATIA •, draped bust of Queen Anne to left / MAG BRI • FR ET • HIB REG, crowned cruciform shields with central rayed Garter star, six strings to harp; date (J7-JJ) above. Bull 1399; ESC 1147; SCBC 3610. 5.88gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Sovereign. Dated 1872. London mint. Young Head Coinage. Die number 109. William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen, engravers.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, first young head of Victoria to left, hair tied in fillet; W.W. in small lettering on truncation, date below truncation / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned shield within wreath; die number, thistle, rose and shamrock below. Marsh 56; SCBC 3853B. 7.97gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
