LOT 3496
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. 1837-1901.
London mint. Dated 1887. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. 'Withdrawn' type. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT: REGINA (dot over I) F: D:, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned square topped shield of arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • QUI MAL • Y • PENSE • • •; date below. Bull - (unrecorded variety); ESC - (same); SCBC 3928. Extremely Fine. Attractive example with iridescent tone. Apparently unique variety with dot over I in REGINA.(2.81gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III AR Sixpence. 1694-1702.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dated 1697. GVLIELMVS • III • DEI • GRA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG BR • FRA ET • HIB REX •, crowned cruciform shields around central Nassau lion; date above. Spink 3531. 2.81gr, 21mm, 6h
Near Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Birmingham (Heaton) mint. Dated 1876. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D: (half stop), laureate and draped bust to left / F A R T H I N G, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date and mintmark in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3959; Freeman 534. 2.71gr, 20mm, 12h.
Fine.
From a Berkshire, UK, private collection. -
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Group of Seven [7] George VI AR Crown & Halfcrowns. 1936-1952.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Dated 1951 (Crown) and 1947, 2 x 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 (Halfcrowns). 123gr total.
Good Very Fine.
By inheritance; Property of a Lincolnshire lady.
