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 AE Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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. 2.95gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AE Penny. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1895. Old Head type. Designs by Sir Thomas Brock and Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, older diademed and veiled bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / ONE PENNY, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind; date in exergue. Freeman 141; SCBC 3961. 9.29gr, 31mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1881. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, 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 in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3958; cf. Freeman 545/6. 2.62gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From a Berkshire, UK, private collection.
