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LOT 4257
Group of Two [2] Hungary, Franz Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1884 &1887.
Laureate head of Franz Joseph I to right, KB (mintmark) below / Coat of arms of Hungary. KM 469. Condition as seen.(25.23gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Design by William Wyon. VICTORIA QUEEN, crowned bust to left / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 仙 一 港, denomination and date below. KM 4. 7.43gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
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MF, engraver. ✱ VTRAQUE VNUM ✱, crowned hemispheres between crowned pillars ornamented with banners, all set on waves; date between mintmarks below / ✱ PHILIP • V • D • G • HISPAN • ET IND • REX, crowned coat-of-arms flanked by initials and value. KM 84. 5.85gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From 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. -
India, British. William IV AR Rupee. Dated 1835. Calcutta mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
