LOT 4056
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Florin. Dated 1849. London mint. Godless type.
Designs by William Wyon and William Dyce. VICTORIA REGINA 1849, crowned 'Gothic' head of Queen Victoria to left; W.W. in small lettering behind / ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND, crowned, cruciform shields, rose in centre, floral emblems in angles. Bull 2815; ESC 802; SCBC 3890. Very Fine.(11.24gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4056
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Florin.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Great Britain. Windsor, George VI CU Penny. Dated 1937. Royal Mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Designs by Thomas Humphrey Paget and Charles Walter Coombes. GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F: D : IND : IMP., head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / ONE PENNY, seated figure of Britannia to right, with trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind with lighthouse to left; date in exergue. KM 845. 9.42gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Shilling. Dated 1887. Royal Mint. Jubilee Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT : REGINA F: D:, crowned and draped bust head to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / Crowned square shield within Garter inscribed HONI ✿ SOIT ✿ QUI MAL ✿ Y ✿ PENSE ✿✿✿; date below. Bull 3137; ESC 1351; SCBC 3926. 5.64gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1745. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
GEORGIUS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • J7-45 •, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, roses in angles. SCBC 3702. 5.94gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
