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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. Stuart (Orange), William III & Mary CU Halfpenny. Dated 1694. Tower (London) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA •, jugate busts to right of William, laureate and cuirassed, and Mary, draped / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding branch and sceptre; garnished shield to right; date below. SCBC 3452. 11.27gr, 29mm, 5h.
Good Fine / Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George I AR Shilling. Dated 1723. London mint. South Sea Company issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
GEORGIVS • D • G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • , first bust laureate, draped, and armored to right / • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A • TH ET • EL, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter Star; SS and C alternating in angles. SCBC 3647. 5.65gr, 26mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1872.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. SCBC 3916. 55.96gr total.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
