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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.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1822. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. 4.60gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Shilling. Dated 1821. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, laureate head to left / ANNO 1821, crowned coat of arms; floral emblems around. Bull 2396; ESC 1247; SCBC 3810. 5.51gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
England. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1799. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate bust to right / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left, holding transverse trident in left hand and branch in her raised right hand; shield with Union flag resting on left; sea behind with ship on left; SOHO in small lettering and date below. SCBC 3778. 12.73gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near UNC.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
