LOT 3588
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Halfpenny. 1837-1901.
London mint. Dated 1853. Design by William Wyon. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head of Victoria to left; W:W. in small lettering on truncation; date below. / BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3949. Near Extremely Fine.(9.84gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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LOT 3588
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Halfpenny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Shilling. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1819. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage. Engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2152; ESC 1235; SCBC 3790. 5.50gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Third-Farthing. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
London mint. Dated 1827. Design by William Wyon. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to right, date below / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in left; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3827. 1.38gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Struck for use in Malta where the farthing was already circulating at a face value of three Maltese grani. The third farthing was made to be 1/3 of the weight of a farthing, providing Malta with a coin valued at one grano. Third-farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom. -
![Group of Thirteen [13] Elizabeth II AR Crowns.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/230414-s.jpg)
Group of Thirteen [13] Elizabeth II AR Crowns. 1953-2009.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various dates. 404gr total.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
