LOT 3385
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. 1837-1901.
Royal mint. Dated 1887. Jubilee Head type. Designs by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT: REGINA F: D:, crowned 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 3264; ESC 1752; SCBC 3928. Extremely Fine.(2.82gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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LOT 3385
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Crown. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
London mint. Dated 1887. Jubilee head type. Designs by Joseph Edgar Boehm and Benedetto Pistrucci. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / St. George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right; small B. P. beneath ground line to right, date in exergue. Bull 2585; ESC 296; SCBC 3921. 28.18gr, 39mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III AR Sixpence. 1694-1702.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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. 2.72gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Double-Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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. 22.35gr, 36mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
