LOT 4150
Guernsey. Victoria AE 4 Doubles. Dated 1889. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
GUERNESEY, three lions on a shield, three leaves above / Denomination above date and mintmark. KM 5.3. Extremely Fine.(4.73gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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India. Kabul Shahi Dynasties, Samanta Deva AR Jital. AD 850-1000. Gandhāra-Ohind mint. Bull and Horseman type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
श्री सामन्त देव, bull sitting to left; circular pellet on hump; Jhula (saddle cloth) with trishula (sacred trident) on rump; star before / दी, horseman to right holding banner; Nagari "Di" above. Cf. Tye 14.1. 3.25gr, 19mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Group of Two [2] Hungary, Franz Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1884 &1887.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head of Franz Joseph I to right, KB (mintmark) below / Coat of arms of Hungary. KM 469. 25.23gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
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Group of Three [3] World Coins. 1754-1834.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various types. 8.04gr total.
Condition as seen.
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.
