Details
LOT 4034
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AE Farthing. Dated 1901. London mint. Old Head coinage.
VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, diademed and veiled bust to left, T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / FARTHING, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue. Freeman 579; SCBC 3964. Extremely Fine.(2.87gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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