LOT 4034
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1799. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate and draped bust to right / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left on rocks surrounded by waves, holding trident in left hand and olive branch in right, shield bearing the Union flag resting to right, SOHO (mintmark) on raised tablet beneath shield, ship sailing to right on horizon; date below. SCBC 3778. Good Extremely Fine.(12.69gr, 31mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. Dated 1787. London mint. No semée of hearts.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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 (no hearts); date below. Bull 2187; ESC 1626; SCBC 3748. 3.00gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Shilling. Dated 1887. Royal Mint. Jubilee Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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. 5.61gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Sixpence. Dated 1758. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £40
Designs by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate and draped bust to left / M · B · F · ET H · REX · F · D · B ET · L · D · S · R · I · A · T · ET · E · J7-58 ·, crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre. Bull 1763; ESC 1623; SCBC 3711. 3.00gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
