LOT 3378
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Double-Florin. 1837-1901.
London mint. Dated 1887. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / BRITT: REG: FID: DEF:, crowned cruciform shields around Star of the Garter, sceptres in angles; date with Roman I above. Bull 2695; ESC 394; SCBC 3922. Very Fine.(22.35gr, 36mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George V AR Crown. 1910-1936.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Royal mint. Dated RY XXV and 1935. Designs by Bertram Mackennal and Percy Metcalfe. Struck to commemorate the 25 year Jubilee of King George V. Its modernistic design of St George led this coin to become known as the "Rocking Horse" crown. GEORGIVS V. DG. BRITT: OMN: REX. FD. IND: IMP:, bare head to left, B.M. in small lettering on truncation / 1930's style version of St. George and the dragon, CROWN and date above. Edge inscription: ✶ DECUS ET TUTAMEN ✶ ANNO REGNI XXV. Bull 3651; ESC 375; SCBC 4048. 28.13gr, 38mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
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Group of Sixteen [16] Great Britain, George V and Victoria Coins. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various dates. 165gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Halfcrown. 1901-1910.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
London mint. Dated 1903. Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX, bare head to right; De S • in small lettering beneath truncation / FID: DEF: IND: IMP: crowned shield surrounded by the Garter inscribed HONI SOIT • QVI MAL • Y PENSE •, date and denomination below. Bull 3569; ESC 748; SCBC 3980. 13.85gr, 32mm, 12h.
Good Fine. The second rarest date of the Edward VII series.
Property of a Chester, UK, private collector.
