LOT 3987
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1822. 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. Good Very Fine.(4.66gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Enamelled Shilling Brooch. Dated 1826. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, bare head to left; date below / BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, crowned lion standing on St Edward's crown; floral emblems below. SCBC 3812. 7.42gr total, 32mm total, 6h.
Condition as seen.
Ex Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Third-Farthing. Dated 1827. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Design by William Wyon. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to right; date below / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in left; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3827. 1.58gr, 16mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Struck for use in Malta where the farthing was already circulating at a face value of three Maltese grani. The third farthing was made to be 1/3 of the weight of a farthing, providing Malta with a coin valued at one grano. Third-farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom.
