LOT 4041
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1830. London mint. Second issue.
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. Brilliant uncirculated.(4.74gr, 22mm, 1h.).
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, Victoria AR Maundy Threepence. Dated 1901. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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 wreath; date in fields. SCBC 3943. 1.40gr, 16mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Half-Sovereign. 2002. Royal Mint. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Timothy Noad. ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA · FID · DEF, fourth crowned head of Elizabeth II to right; IRB in small lettering below / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom, laurel wreaths around, monogram of TN to right, date below. S-SB5 (was 4441); KM-1025. 3.99gr, 19.30mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. Certificate of Authenticity, no.06827.
This was the first time since 1893 the shield of arms was used on the reverse of a coin. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Sovereign. Dated 1856. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £676
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head to left / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned shield within wreath; thistle, rose and shamrock below. SCBC 3852D. 7.93gr, 22mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
