LOT 3581
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. 1760-1820.
Uncertain date. Contemporary counterfeit BRITANNIA issue of George III. GEORGIVS • III • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / BRITANNIA •, Britannia seated to left, holding trident and olive branch; date in exergue. Cf. SCBC 3774. Near Fine.(4.43gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II CU Farthing. 1660-1685.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Tower (London) mint. Dated 1672. CAROLVS ·A· CAROLO, laureate and cuirassed bust of King Charles II to left / BRITAN NIA·, seated figure of Britannia to left, holding spear in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting at left; date in exergue. SCBC 3394. 6.15gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Double Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
London mint. Dated 1887. Jubilee Coinage. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / BRITT: REG: FID: DEF:, crowned cruciform shields around Star of the Garter, sceptres in angles; date with Roman I above. Bull 2695; ESC 394; SCBC 3922. 22.53gr, 36mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George VI AR Maundy Coin Set. 1936-1952.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Dated 1939. 62gr total.
Extremely Fine. Display box included.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
