LOT 4070
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AR Two Pounds. Dated 2005. Royal Mint, Llantrisant. Commemorative issue of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. Ian Rank-Broadley and Robert Elderton, engravers.
ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF ·IRB, fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara / TWO POUNDS 1945-2005, St. Paul's Cathedral illuminated by searchlights. KM 1056a; SCBC K19. Brilliant Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity.(88gr inc. box, 77 x 77mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
With certificate of authenticity.
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LOT 4070
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AR Two Pounds.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Great Britain. Windsor, George V AR Shilling. Dated 1926. Royal Mint. Design by Bertram Mackennal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX, bare head of King George V to left; B.M. on truncation / FID: DEF: IND: IMP:, lion standing on St Edward's crown (the 'Royal crest'); date split to sides of crown; ONE SHILLING below. SCBC 4023A. 5.43gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2018. Royal Mint. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the First World War. Designs by Jody Clark and Stephen Raw.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,083
ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · 2018 ·; fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / THE FIRST WORLD WAR · ARMISTICE · 1918 above; fve-line inscription in handwritten typeface The truth untold, the pity of war, set on a rugged surface reminiscent of mud, TWO POUNDS below. Edge lettering: WILFRED OWEN KILLED IN ACTION 4 NOV 1918. S K49. 42.93 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38055958. PCGS population in this grade: 6, equal-finest graded.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold. As part of a five-year series from outbreak to armistice, this fifth and final coin celebrates the Armistice in 1918. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Penny. Dated 1806. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Design by Conrad Heinrich Küchler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX ., laureate and draped bust to right, K• on truncation, date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left, holding trident and olive branch; shield resting on rock at right; SOHO on right end of rock; ship to left. SCBC 3780. 18.35gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
