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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England. Stuart, Charles II AR Halfcrown. Dated 1671 and RY VICESIMO TERTIO. London mint. Third bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
CAROLVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG• BR • FRA • ET • HIB REX •, crowned cruciform shields, interlinked Cs in angles, rayed Garter Star at centre, date above. Edge inscription: •✠• DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • VICESIMO • TERTIO. Bull 457; ESC 468; SCBC 3366. 14.79gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Penny. Dated 1901. London mint. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Designs by Sir Thomas Brock and Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, 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. SCBC 3961. 9.20gr, 31mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Edward VIII AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1936.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. 49.91gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
