LOT 4033
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Farthing. Dated 1826. Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Second issue. Designs by William Wyon.
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to left, date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. SCBC 3825. Extremely Fine.(4.74gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AV Quarter Guinea. Dated 1762. London mint. Richard Yeo and John Tanner, engravers.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
GEORGIVS·III·DEI·GRATIA·, laureate head to right / M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·17 62·, crowned shield-of-arms. SCBC 3741; KM 592. 2.04gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2016. Royal Mint. Commemorating 350 years since the Great Fire of London. Designs by Jody Clark and Aaron West.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,081
ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REGINA · FID · DEF ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON, burning cityscape of London; flames and smoke filling the air above, escaping boats in river Thames in foreground, date below, anniversary dates 1666 and 2016 above. Edge lettering: THE WHOLE CITY IN DREADFUL FLAMES. S K42. 351 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38055951. PCGS population in this grade: 1, single finest graded.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 341. Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. The fire that started in a bakery on Pudding Lane and destroyed large parts of the city gave architechts such as Christopher Wren the task of reshaping the cityscape. Many famous structures seen in London today were built in the years after. -
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Group of Forty-One [41] English Milled Coins. 17th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: various monarchs, issues, denominations, and reverse types. 174gr total, 14-32mm.
As shown.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
