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LOT 4045
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Sovereign. Dated 1856. London mint.
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head to left / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned shield within wreath; thistle, rose and shamrock below. SCBC 3852D. Fine.(7.93gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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