LOT 3992
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. Extremely Fine.(1.58gr, 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, Victoria Enamelled and Gilded AR Maundy Penny. Dated 1848. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, head to left / Crowned denomination dividing date; all within wreath. SCBC 3920. 0.47gr, 11mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
Ex Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Group of Twelve [12] Old and New Maundy Money Cases. Mid 20th-21st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Various styles. 567gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Halfpenny. Dated 1853. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by William Wyon. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head of Victoria to left; W:W. in small lettering on truncation; date below. / BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3949. 9.44gr, 28mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
