LOT 4050
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Groat. Dated 1845. Royal mint.
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 3337; ESC 1940; SCBC 3913. Near Brilliant Uncirculated. Toned.(1.88gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. Dated 1891. Royal Mint. Jubilee Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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 beneath truncation / Crowned denomination within oak and olive wreath; date below. ESC 1759; Bull 3282; SCBC 3929. 2.83gr, 19mm, 12h.
About Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. -
England. Stuart Restored, Anne AR Shilling. Dated 1711. London mint. Plain Angles.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Third bust. Pre-Union issue. Design by John Croker. ANNA • DEI • GRATIA •, draped bust of Queen Anne to left / MAG BRI • FR ET • HIB REG •, crowned cruciform shields with central rayed Garter star, six strings to harp; date (J7-JJ) above. Bull 1399; ESC 1147; SCBC 3610. 6.03gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
