LOT 4256
Hungary. Francis Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1869. Kremnica in Slovakia mint.
Designs by Josef Tautenhayn and Franz Gaul. FERENCZ JÓZSEF A. CSÁSZÁR, head to right, K.B. (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 1463a; KM 449.1. Extremely Fine. Lustruous/Proof-like.(12.33gr, 29mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1857. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding cap on a stick and resting her right arm on shield inscribed LIBERTY; date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM A64.2. 6.13gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mexico (New Spain). Ferdinand VI, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1753M. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £38
✿ VTRA QUE VNUM ✿, crowned hemispheres between crowned pillars ornamented with banners, all set on waves; date between Mo and M below / ✿ FRD • VI • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R ✿, crowned coat-of-arms; value across fields. KM 86.1. 6.74gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Pierced.
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. -
German States. Saxony (Kingdom), Johann I AR Thaler. Dated 1871. Dresden mint. Commemorative issue for Victory over France.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Gustav Julius Buschick, Mint Master. IOHANN V.G.G. KOENIG VON SACHSEN, head to left, B below / EIN THALER XXX EIN PF. F., Genie on horseback to left, carrying a flag; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT SEGNE SACHSEN. AKS 159; Jaeger 10 SW 132; KM 1230; Davenport GT III 898. 18.38gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
