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 AE Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
London mint. Dated 1891. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, laureate and draped bust to left / FARTH-ING, seated figure of Britannia to right, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. Freeman 564; SCBC 3958. 2.95gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II 50 Pence. 1952-2022.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Royal mint. Dated 2014. Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Matthew Dent. ELIZABETH · II · D · G REG · F · D · 2014, fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara; IRB in small lettering beneath truncation / FIFTY PENCE, lower section of the Royal Shield, denomination below; MD in small lettering to lower right. KM 1112; S H18. 7.95gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare double strike of Queen's portrait.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1816. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage. Engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2140; ESC 1228; SCBC 3790. 5.47gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
