LOT 3913
Great Britain. Stuart (Restored), Charles II Gilt AR Shilling 'Touch Piece'. Dated 1668. London mint.
CAROLVS•II•DEI•GRATIA, laureate and draped bust of Charles II to right / MAG BR•FRA• ET•HIB REX•16-68•, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star; conjoined Cs in each quarter. SCBC 3375. Good Fine.(5.91gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 3913
Great Britain. Stuart (Restored), Charles II Gilt AR Shilling 'Touch Piece'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1827. London mint. Second issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to left; date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. SCBC 3825. 4.77gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired Liverpool, September 1941. Ex Dr Stewart Lyon. Ex Spink, 26 June 2008, no.620. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, George V AE Third Farthing. Dated 1913. London mint. For circulation in Malta.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: head to left / ONE THIRD FARTHING, crown above, date below; all within wreath. SCBC 4062. 0.97gr, 15mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1746. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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 3719. 9.76gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
