Details
LOT 3510
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AE Farthing. 1837-1901.
London mint. Dated 1885. 'Bun Head' issue. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, laureate bust to left / FARTHING, 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. Freeman 555; SCBC 3958. Very Fine.(2.81gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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