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 CU Penny. Dated 1866. Royal mint. 'Bun head' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Designs by Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, laureate and draped bust to left / ONE PENNY, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3954. 9.16gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1825. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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. 4.55gr, 22mm, 6h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Crown. Dated 1889. London mint. Jubilee coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by Joseph Edgar Boehm and Benedetto Pistrucci. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / St. George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right; small B. P. beneath ground line to right, date in exergue. Bull 2589; ESC 299; SCBC 3921. 27.88gr, 38mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
