LOT 3969
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Penny. Dated 1797. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Design by Conrad Heinrich Küchler. Cartwheel type.
GEORGIUS III • D : G • 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 below shield, ship sailing to right on horizon; date below. SCBC 3777. Fine.(28.12gr, 36mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George I CU Farthing. Dated 1724.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
GEORGIVS • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to right (stop to right of head) / BRITA-N-NIA •, Britannia seated to left, date below. Peck 828; SCBC 3662. 4.28gr, 24mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1739. 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. 9.84gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1735. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
GEORGIVS • 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, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, roses and plumes in angles; date above. SCBC 3700. 5.90gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
