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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Group of Two [2] Great Britain, George III AR Shillings. Dated 1816. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. SCBC 3790. 11.05gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Boxed United Kingdom Family Silver Collection. 2004. By Royal Mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Includes £5 Entente Silver Crown, Britannia £2 Coin, £2 Trevithick Coin, £1 Forth Road Bridge, Roger Bannister 50 Pence Coin. 380gr total.
Condition as seen. In Box of issue with Royal Mint Certificate.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George I AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1723.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. SCBC 3658. 48.74gr total.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
