LOT 3572
Great Britain. Stuart Restored, Anne AR Halfcrown. 1702-1714.
Edinburgh mint. Post-Union with Scotland, 1707-1714. Dated 1707 E and RY SEXTO. Designs by John Croker and Johann Ochs. ANNA • DEI • GRATIA •, draped bust of Queen Anne to left; E below / • MAG BRI • FR ET • HIB REG •, crowned cruciform shields with central rayed Garter star, seven strings to harp; date (J7-07) above. Edge inscription: * * DECVS * ET * TVTAMEN * * * ANNO * REGNI * SEXTO. Bull 1379; ESC 575; SCBC 3605. Good Fine.(14.62gr, 33mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
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Great Britain. Group of Two [2] AR Coins. 17th-18th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various kings. 8.59gr total.
Near Fine to Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector. -
Group of Eighteen [18] Great Britain AE Coins. 18th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various kings. 185gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Third-Farthing. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
London mint. Dated 1827. 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. 1.38gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
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.
