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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German States. Münster (Bishopric), Maximilian Frederick of Königsegg-Rothenfels AR 1/6 Thaler. Dated 1764. Münster mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Jacob Kohlhass, Mint Master. MAX • FRID • D • G • A • E • C • & E • E • MONAST • S • R • I • P •, crowned shield of arms; I K below / VI EINEN REICHS THALER 1764 in five lines; 80 ST • EINE MARCK FEIN around. KM 202; Schulze 262. 4.70gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Group of Five [5] Commonwealth Coins. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various types. 123gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
German States. Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Albert AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1867. München mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Designs by Johann Adam Ries. ALBERT FÜRST ZU SCHWARZBURG, head to right / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned double-headed eagle holding sceptre and imperial orb, arms on chest. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 32; Jaeger 12 Sac# 57; KM 183. 18.42gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
