LOT 3380
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Crown. 1837-1901.
London mint. Dated 1889. Jubilee coinage. Designs by Joseph Edgar Boehm and Benedetto Pistrucci. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / St. George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right; small B. P. beneath ground line to right, date in exergue. Bull 2589; ESC 299; SCBC 3921. Fine.(27.66gr, 38mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
London mint. Dated 1816. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage. Engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2140; ESC 1228; SCBC 3790. 5.53gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Broken 'E' in GEOR and '1' in the date.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Penny. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Dated 1829. Design by Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEORGIUS IIII D. G. BRITANNIAR. REX F. D., laureate head to left / Crowned large 1 within oak wreath dividing date. SCBC 3821. 0.44gr, 11mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Worcestershire, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
London mint. Dated 1871. Die number 38. 'Gothic' type. Designs by William Wyon and William Dyce. Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxi, crowned 'Gothic' head of Queen Victoria to left; die number below / One florin one tenth of a pound, crowned, cruciform shields, rose in centre, floral emblems in angles. Bull 2874; ESC 837; SCBC 3893. 11.05gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
