LOT 4051
Great Britain. Windsor, George V AR Sixpence. Dated 1911. London mint.
Design by Bertram Mackennal. GEORGIVS V DEI GRA : BRITT : OMN : REX, head to left; B.M. in small lettering on truncation / FID : DEF : IND : IMP :, crowned lion atop of crown dividing date; denomination below. SCBC 4014. Almost Uncirculated.(2.81gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1822. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. 4.56gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Halfcrown. Dated 1896. Royal mint. Old Head coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Design by Sir Thomas Brock. VICTORIA • DEI GRA • BRITT • REG •, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, crowned spade-shaped shield surrounded by Collar of the Garter within beaded border; date and denomination around below. SCBC 3938. 13.70gr, 32mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
