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, George III AR Shilling. Dated 1816. London mint. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2140; ESC 1228; SCBC 3790. 5.57gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Shilling. Dated 1821. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, laureate head to left / ANNO 1821, crowned coat of arms; floral emblems around. Bull 2396; ESC 1247; SCBC 3810. 5.51gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Groat. Dated 1841. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, diademed head to left / Seated Britannia holding trident, shield with the Union flag beside; date below in exergue; FOUR PENCE around. Bull 3329; ESC 1935; SCBC 3913. 1.86gr, 16mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
