LOT 3919
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II CU Farthing. Dated 1675. Tower (London) mint.
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. Fine.(5.56gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Third-Farthing. Dated 1827. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Design by William Wyon. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to right; date below / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in left; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3827. 1.49gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Struck for use in Malta where the farthing was already circulating at a face value of three Maltese grani. The third farthing was made to be 1/3 of the weight of a farthing, providing Malta with a coin valued at one grano. Third-farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom. -
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Group of Three [3] Great Britain, George V & VI AR Coins. 1935 & 1946.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various denominations. 37.24gr total.
Condition as seen.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Twopence. Dated 1797. Soho (Birmingham) mint. 'Cartwheel' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Design by Conrad Heinrich Küchler. GEORGIUS III · D : G · REX., laureate and draped 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 3776. 55.58gr, 41mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
