LOT 3598
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AE Penny. 1837-1901.
London mint. Dated 1901. 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. SCBC 3961. Extremely Fine.(9.47gr, 30mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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England. Stuart (Orange) William and Mary Tin Halfpenny. 1689-1694.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated 1692. GVLIELMVS • ET • M[ARIA], jugate laureate busts to right / BRITAN-NIA, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding laurel branch in raised right hand, sceptre in left, shield at side; date in exergue. Edge inscribed. SCBC 3449. 10.14gr, 30mm, 9h.
Fair. Copper insert has bled into the tin creating a dark brown square to the centre of both sides.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Halfpenny. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. Dated 1853. Design by William Wyon. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head of Victoria to left; W:W. in small lettering on truncation; date below. / BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3949. 9.84gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Halfcrown. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. Dated 1887. Jubilee Coinage. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • QUI MAL • Y • PENSE •• and wreath; date below. Bull 2771; ESC 719; SCBC 3924. 13.97gr, 32mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
