LOT 3995
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Half Sovereign. Dated 1874. Royal mint. Type A3. Die number: 21.
Design by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, third young head to left, hair tied in fillet; date below / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned embellished shield-of-arms; die number below. KM 735.2; Marsh 449; SCBC 3860D. Near Very Fine.(3.90gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Penny. Dated 1866. Royal mint. 'Bun head' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Designs by Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, laureate and draped bust to left / ONE PENNY, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3954. 9.16gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, George VI AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1951.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. SCBC 4096. 47.17gr total.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1806. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Designs by Conrad Küchler. GEORGIUS III · D : G · REX., laureate and draped bust to right; date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left, holding transverse trident in left hand and branch in her raised right hand; shield with Union flag resting on left; sea behind with ship on left; SOHO in small lettering and K flanking shield. SCBC 3781. 9.40gr, 29mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
