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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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Groat. Dated 1841. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, diademed head to left / Seated Britannia holding trident, shield with the Union flag beside; date below in exergue; FOUR PENCE around. Bull 3329; ESC 1935; SCBC 3913. 1.86gr, 16mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Half-Sovereign. 2002. Royal Mint. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Timothy Noad. ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA · FID · DEF, fourth crowned head of Elizabeth II to right; IRB in small lettering below / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom, laurel wreaths around, monogram of TN to right, date below. S-SB5 (was 4441); KM-1025. 3.99gr, 19.30mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. Certificate of Authenticity, no.06827.
This was the first time since 1893 the shield of arms was used on the reverse of a coin. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Shilling. Dated 1821. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, laureate head to left / ANNO 1821, crowned coat of arms; floral emblems around. Bull 2396; ESC 1247; SCBC 3810. 5.51gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very 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.
