LOT 3977
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Farthing. Dated 1806. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
GEORGIUS III • D: G • REX., laureate and draped bust to right; date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left on rock, holding olive branch and trident with shield, raised K to left of shield, SOHO raised on rock to right, ship to left of Britannia. SCBC 3782. Good Very Fine.(4.66gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1799. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate and draped bust to right / BRITANNIA., Britannia seated to left, holding transverse trident in left hand and branch in her raised right hand; shield with Union flag resting on left; sea behind with ship on left; SOHO in small lettering and date below. SCBC 3778. 12.36gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Scratch on obverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Stuart (Restored), Charles II Gilt AR Shilling 'Touch Piece'. Dated 1668. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CAROLVS•II•DEI•GRATIA, laureate and draped bust of Charles II to right / MAG BR•FRA• ET•HIB REX•16-68•, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star; conjoined Cs in each quarter. SCBC 3375. 5.91gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1902.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in an original Maundy coin 1902 long box. SCBC 3985. 22.90gr total.
Extremely Fine to Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
