LOT 4156
Hong Kong. Edward VII CU Cent. Dated 1905. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR, crown bust to right; DES in small lettering beneath truncation / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 仙 一 港, mintmark above, denomination and date below. KM 11; Schön 1. Uncirculated.(7.62gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Mexico (New Spain). Philip V AR Real. Dated 1741. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
PHILIP • V • D • G • HISPAN • ET IND • REX, crowned arms shield; MF I flanking / VTRAQUE VNUM, crowned hemispheres flanked by pillars; Mᴼ 1741 Mᴼ below. KM 75.1. 3.21gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Spain. 'Sant Jordi' AR Proof 5 Ecu. Dated 1994.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Set in original box with serial number certification. 98gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Austria. Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia Empress AR Posthumous Taler. Dated 1780. Restrike.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
M · THERESIA · D · G · R · IMP · HU · BO · REG ·, veilied and crowned bust of Empress Maria Theresia of Habsburg to right; S · F · below / ARCHID · AVST · DUX · BURG · CO · TYR · 1780 · ☓, coat of arms of Maria Theresia on double-crowned shield divided into four fields representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy, and Burgau (Günzburg); crowned inner shield with coat of arms of Austria; supported by crowned and nimbate double-headed eagle. Edge inscription: IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA. KM T1; Yeoman 55; Gigante 2. 27.93gr, 41mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
The Maria Theresia Taler was originally struck in Austria between 1740 and 1780. It was the circulating currency of the Holy Roman Empire and its dominions, and it was one of the most important trade coins in Europe and the world. After the death of Maria Theresia in 1780, the coin continued to be minted until today, with the date frozen at 1780. It is estimated that until 2000, 389 million pieces were minted. As of 2024, it is still sold by the Vienna Mint (Numista note).
