Details
LOT 3507
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1879. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, 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 in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3958; Freeman 538. Near Fine.(2.52gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a Berkshire, UK, private collection.
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