Details
LOT 4039
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Maundy Fourpence. Dated 1826. London mint.
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII D. G. BRITANNIAR. REX F. D., laureate head to left / Crowned denomination dividing date within oak wreath. SCBC 3817. Extremely Fine. Toned.(1.88gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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