LOT 4013
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Penny. Dated 1866. Royal mint. 'Bun head' type.
Designs by Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, laureate and draped bust to left / ONE PENNY, Britannia seated to right, holding 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 3954. Near Extremely Fine.(9.16gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1967.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. 69.37gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Farthing. Dated 1799. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate and draped bust to right; date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left on rock, holding olive branch and trident with shield, SOHO raised on rock to right, ship to left of Britannia; denomination below. SCBC 3779. 6.54gr, 24mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. Dated 1816. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Crowned, garnished shield of arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE •. SCBC 3791. 2.82gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Mint State.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
