LOT 3915
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II AR Fourpence. Dated 1675.
CAROLVS·II· DEI·GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX, crowned four interlinked Cs; emblems of England (rose), Scotland (thistle), France (lis), and Ireland (harp) in quarters; date above. SCBC 3384. Very Fine. Toned.(1.86gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1775.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
GEORGIVS • III • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / BRITANNIA •, Britannia seated to left, holding trident and olive branch; date in exergue. SCBC 3774. 8.10gr, 27mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George I AR Shilling. Dated 1723. London mint. South Sea Company issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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. 5.86gr, 27mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Half Sovereign. Dated 1874. Royal mint. Type A3. Die number: 21.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Design by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, third young head to left, hair tied in fillet; date below / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned embellished shield-of-arms; die number below. KM 735.2; Marsh 449; SCBC 3860D. 3.90gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
