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.).
ProvenanceEx 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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Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1745. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
GEORGIUS • 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 • J7-45 •, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, roses in angles. SCBC 3702. 5.94gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near 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 Shilling. Dated 1887. Royal Mint. Jubilee Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT : REGINA F: D:, crowned and draped bust head to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / Crowned square shield within Garter inscribed HONI ✿ SOIT ✿ QUI MAL ✿ Y ✿ PENSE ✿✿✿; date below. Bull 3137; ESC 1351; SCBC 3926. 5.64gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Farthing. Dated 1806. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Design by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. GEORGIUS III • D: G • REX., laureate and draped bust right, incuse K on truncation / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left on rock, holding olive branch and trident with shield, raised K to left on ground to left of shield, SOHO raised on rock to right, ship sailing to right to left of Britannia. SCBC 3782. 4.72gr, 21mm, 6h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
