LOT 4157
Hong Kong. George V CU Cent. Dated 1924. Royal mint.
Design by Edgar Bertram MacKennal. GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA •, crowned bust to left; B.M. in small lettering on truncation / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 仙 一 港, denomination and date below. KM 16. Uncirculated.(7.53gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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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. -
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Group of Five [5] Australia, Kangaroo and Kookaburra AR Coins. 1993-2005.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Three 'One Dollar Silver Kangaroo' 2004 & 2005, a 'Two Dollars Silver Kookaburra' 1993 and a '50 Cents Silver Kookaburra' 2002. 270gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Hungary. Leopold I BI 6 Kreuzers. Dated 1667. Kremnitz mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
LEOPOLDVS · D · G · (VI·) · R · I · S · A · GE · HV · B · REX ·, laureate, draped and armored bust to right / PATRONA ♦ HV-NGARIÆ ♦ 1667, The Madonna seated facing among clouds, holding sceptre and Holy Infant; K B across field, small Hungarian shield below. Herinek 1241; Huszár 1450; KM 164. 3.05gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
