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LOT 3985
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. Near Extremely Fine.(4.56gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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