LOT 3988
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 Fine.(4.75gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1700. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GVLIELMVS • TERTIVS •, laureate bust to right / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on shield, holding olive branch and spear; date below. SCBC 3556. 9.64gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. Stuart, Charles II AR Fourpence. Dated 1675.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
CAROLVS·II· DEI·GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX, crowned four interlinked Cs; emblems of England (rose), Scotland (thistle), France (lis), and Ireland (harp) in quarters; date above. SCBC 3384. 1.86gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
