LOT 3990
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1825. London mint.
Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. Uncirculated.(4.55gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Halfcrown. Dated 1896. Royal mint. Old Head coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Design by Sir Thomas Brock. VICTORIA • DEI GRA • BRITT • REG •, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, crowned spade-shaped shield surrounded by Collar of the Garter within beaded border; date and denomination around below. SCBC 3938. 13.70gr, 32mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. Dated 1879. Royal mint. 'Bun Head' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D (1.5 stops), laureate and draped bust to left / F A R T H I N G, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3958; Freeman 538 (1879-VB-5/Cd). 2.81gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Gibraltar. Windsor, Elizabeth II AR Five Pounds. Dated 2004. Winston Churchill Commemorative Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Designs by Raphael David Maklouf and David Cornell. ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 2004, bust of Queen Elizabeth II to right, incused RDM to lower left / WINSTON CHURCHILL FIVE POUNDS, Winston Churchill with victory V of raised arm, in front of gate with coloured poppy. KM 1173. 28.32gr, 39mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
