LOT 4159
India, British Colonial. George V AR Rupee. Dated 1918. Bombay mint.
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. Almost Uncirculated.(11.68gr, 30mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1853. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date with arrows in exergue / HALF DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 76. 1.22gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1804TH. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned arms flanked by pillars of Hercules ornamented with banners. KM 109. 26.62gr, 40mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Numerous bankers' marks.
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. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1860. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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. 5.99gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
