LOT 3504
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
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. Fine.(2.71gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Berkshire, UK, private collection.
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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. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Shilling. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1824. Type 2. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII D : G : BRITANNIAR : REX F : D :, laureate head to left; B.P. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned coat-of-arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • QUI MAL • Y • PENSE • • •, ANNO and date below. ESC 1251; Bull 2400; SCBC 3811. 5.55gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AE Penny. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1895. Old Head type. Designs by Sir Thomas Brock and Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, older diademed and veiled bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / ONE PENNY, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind; date in exergue. Freeman 141; SCBC 3961. 9.29gr, 31mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
