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 II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1734. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below. SCBC 3717. 9.53gr, 28mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1744. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
GEORGIUS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below. SCBC 3718. 9.46gr, 28mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II CU Farthing. Dated 1675. Tower (London) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CAROLVS ·A· CAROLO, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA·, seated figure of Britannia to left, holding spear in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting at left; date in exergue. SCBC 3394. 4.97gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
