LOT 3991
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Third-Farthing. Dated 1827. London mint.
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. Near Extremely Fine.(1.49gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
FootnotesStruck 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.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. Dated 1816. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Crowned, garnished shield of arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE •. SCBC 3791. 2.83gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Mint State.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Penny. Dated 1901. London mint. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Designs by Sir Thomas Brock and Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, diademed and veiled bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / ONE PENNY, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind; date in exergue. SCBC 3961. 9.20gr, 31mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Group of Four [4] United Kingdom Golden Jubilee and D-Day Coins and Stamps. 1937-2004.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The 60th Anniversary of D-Day Coin First Day Cover. The Queen's Golden Jubilee. Silver Coin and Banknote Cover. The Life and Times of The Queen Mother, Three [3] Stamps. George VI AR Crown and Stamp (1937). 269gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
