LOT 3579
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Twopence. 1760-1820.
Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1797. 'Cartwheel' type. Design by Conrad Heinrich Küchler. GEORGIUS III · D : G · 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. Peck 1077; SCBC 3776. Near Very Fine.(55.82gr, 41mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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LOT 3579
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Twopence.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AE Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
London mint. Dated 1884. 'Bun Head' issue. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, laureate bust to left / FARTHING, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. Freeman 553; SCBC 3958. 2.85gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Third-Farthing. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
London mint. Dated 1827. Design by William Wyon. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to right, date below / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in left; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3827. 1.38gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Struck for use in Malta where the farthing was already circulating at a face value of three Maltese grani. The third farthing was made to be 1/3 of the weight of a farthing, providing Malta with a coin valued at one grano. Third-farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Farthing. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
London mint. Dated 1822. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, Seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. 4.62gr, 22mm, 6h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
