LOT 4036
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Crown. Dated 1822 and RY TERTIO.
GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, laureate head to left / St. George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right; small B. P. beneath ground line to right, date in exergue. Edge inscription: DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI TERTIO. Bull 2320; ESC 252; SCBC 3805. Good Fine.(27.73gr, 38mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1736. London mint. Roses and plumes in angles.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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 • J7-36 •, four crowned shields cruciform, roses and plumes in angles. Bull 1709; ESC 1199; SCBC 3700. 5.90gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. Dated 1901. Royal Mint. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Design by Sir Thomas Brock. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DED • IND • IMP •, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned denomination within oak and olive wreath; date below. ESC 1771; Bull 3294; SCBC 3941. 2.84gr, 19mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Threepence. Dated 1763. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REX •, large crowned 3; date above. Bull 2255; ESC 2034; SCBC 3753. 1.47gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
