LOT 4255
Hungary. Francis Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1869. Alba Iulia in Romania, mint.
Designs by Josef Tautenhayn and Franz Gaul. FERENCZ JÓZSEF A. CSÁSZÁR, head to right, G Y.F. (mintmark) below / MAGYAR ORSZÁG AP. KIRÁLYA 1869, curved twofold Hungarian small coat of arms, flying angels holding St. Stephen's crown above; denomination below. Edge inscription: BIZALMAM AZ ŐSI ERÉNYBEN
(my trust is ancient virtues). ÉH 1463b; KM 449.2. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(12.16gr, 29mm, 12h.).
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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India, British Colonial. George V AR Rupee. Dated 1918. Bombay mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Design by Edgar Bertram MacKennal. GEORGE V KING EMPEROR, crowned bust to left / ONE RUPEE INDIA 1918 یک روپیہ in five lines, within circle and wreath made of roses, thistle, shamrock leaves and lotus flowers; • beneath bottom lotus, indicating Bombay Mint. KM 524; SW 8.43; Prid 224. 11.68gr, 30mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich Wilhelm IV AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1859. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIEDR. WILHELM IV KOENIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned Imperial Eagle; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 78; Jaeger 9 Pr 84; KM 471; Davenport GT III 775. 18.44gr, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely 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.
