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LOT 4435
Group of Forty [40] World Coins. 16th-20th century AD.
Various countries. Condition as seen.(236gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Germany. Weimar Republic AR 5 Reichsmark. Dated 1928. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Designs by Josef Wackerle and Maximilian Dasio. DEUTSCHES · REICH and FÜNF · REICHSMARK, eagle in the centre / · EINIGKEIT · UND · RECHT · UND · FREIHEIT ·, oak tree, date and mintmark below. KM 56; Jaeger 331; Davenport GT III 966. 25.00gr, 36mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
France. Louis XV AR Half Écu. Dated 1728. Tours mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Designs by Joseph Roëttiers. LUD • XV . D • G • FR • ET NAV • REX (crescent), draped bust to left; JR. in small lettering on truncation / SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ★ 1728, round shield of France crowned, between two olive branches linked at the base; E (mintmark) below. Edge inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Dyplessy, Royales 1676; Gad R2 313; Ciani 2118. 14.51gr, 33mm, 6h.
Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Bavaria (Kingdom), Ludwig II AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1868. München mint. "Madonnentaler" type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Designs by Carl Friedrich Voigt. LVDOVICVS II BAVARIAE REX, head to right, C.VOIGT in small lettering below / PATRONA BAVARIÆ, nimbate seated figures of Saint Mary with Child, seated over crescent moon on clouds; date below. Edge inscription: XXX EIN PFUND FEIN. AKS 176; Jaeger 5 Bay 107; KM 877. 18.49gr, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
