LOT 4016
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. Dated 1879. Royal mint. 'Bun Head' type.
VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D (1.5 stops), 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 (1879-VB-5/Cd). Extremely Fine.(2.81gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Sixpence. Dated 1758. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Designs by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. GEORGIVS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate and draped bust to left / M · B · F · ET H REX · F · D · B ET · L · D · S · R · I A · T · ET · E · J7-58, crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre. Bull 1763; ESC 1623; SCBC 3711. 3.00gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Great Britain. Windsor, George V AV Sovereign. Dated 1913. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Designs by Edgar Bertram MacKennal and Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP :, bare head to left; B.M. in small lettering on truncation / St George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right; small B.P. beneath ground line to right, date in exergue. Fr 404; KM 820; Marsh 215; MCE 641; SCBC 3996. 7.99gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George I AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1723.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. SCBC 3658. 48.74gr total.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
