LOT 4195
Greece. George I CU 1 Lepton. Dated 1869. Strasbourg mint. 1st portrait. Henri Delbecque, mint master and Désiré-Albert Barre, general coin engraver. Design by Désiré-Albert Barre.
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ, bare head of King George I to left; BAPPE beneath truncation; below, date between marks / Denomination within wreath, mintmark below. KM 40. Very Fine.(0.97gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
This currency was minted according to the standards of the Latin Union.
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Greece. George I CU 1 Lepton. Dated 1869. Strasbourg mint. 1st portrait. Henri Delbecque, mint master and Désiré-Albert Barre, general coin engraver. Design by Désiré-Albert Barre.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ, bare head of King George I to left; BAPPE beneath truncation; below, date between marks / Denomination within wreath, mintmark below. KM 40. 0.97gr, 15mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
This currency was minted according to the standards of the Latin Union. -
Liechtenstein. Francis Josef II AV 50 Francs. Dated 1961. Bern mint. Commemorative issue of the 100th Anniversary of National Bank. Engraved by Ferdinand Welz.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
FRANZ JOSEF II. FÜRST VON LIECHTENSTEIN ·1961·, head of Franz Josef II to right; WELZ in small lettering beneath truncation / FÜRSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN · 50 FRANKEN ·, crowned Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein. Yeoman 19. 38.24 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS MS65, certification number 35994293. PCGS population in this grade: 22. PCGS population in higher grade: 42.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 20,000. Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 11.29 g. (AGW=0.3267 oz.) Composition: 900/1000 Gold. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1807TH. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned arms flanked by pillars of Hercules ornamented with banners. KM 109. 26.65gr, 40mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Graffito on obverse.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
