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LOT 3298
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Penny. Dated 1861. 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. Extremely Fine.(9.33gr, 31mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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