LOT 3513
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AE Farthing. 1837-1901.
London mint. Dated 1891. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, laureate and draped bust to left / FARTH-ING, seated figure of Britannia to right, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. Freeman 564; SCBC 3958. Good Very Fine.(2.95gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Birmingham (Heaton) mint. Dated 1876. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D: (half stop), laureate and draped bust to left / F A R T H I N G, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date and mintmark in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3959; Freeman 534. 2.71gr, 20mm, 12h.
Fine.
From a Berkshire, UK, private collection. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AE Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
London mint. Dated 1878. '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 536; SCBC 3958. 2.80gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Great Britain. George III CU Twopence. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1797. 'Cartwheel' type. Designs by Conrad Heinrich Küchler. GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX., laureate and draped bust to right / BRITANNIA., Britannia seated to left on rocks surrounded by waves, holding trident in left hand and olive branch in right, shield bearing the Union flag resting to right, SOHO (mintmark) on raised tablet beneath shield; ship sailing to right on horizon; date below. SCBC 3776. 56.40gr, 41mm, 6h.
Fair.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
