LOT 3585
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Third-Farthing. 1820-1830.
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. Near Fine.(1.50gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
FootnotesStruck 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.
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![Group of Two Hundred and Thirty-Five [235] Great Britain Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/230691-s.jpg)
Group of Two Hundred and Thirty-Five [235] Great Britain Coins. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various dates. 1945gr total.
Very Fine to Extremely Fine. In four velvet trays.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. Dated 1900. Old Head Coinage. Design by Sir Thomas Brock and Edward J. Poynter. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left / Three crowned shields set in shape of a 'V' mostly within Garter, floral emblems between; date below; ONE • FLORIN TWO • SHILLINGS around. Bull 2971; ESC 884; SCBC 3939. 11.22gr, 29mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Twopence. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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. 55.82gr, 41mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
