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. Bavaria (Electorate), Maximilian III Joseph AR Conventionsthaler. Dated 1774. Amberg mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D·G·MAX·IOS·U·B· D·S·R·I·A·&EL·L·L·, bust to right, A (mintmark) below / PATRONA BAVARIAE·, crowned Madonna with Child holding imperial orb and sceptre in front of radiant sun; date below. Edge inscription: IN DEO CONSILIUM. KM 519; Davenport GT II 1954A. 28.01gr, 41mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Scratches on reverse.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Dime or 10 Cents. Dated 1853. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date with arrows in exergue / ONE DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 77. 2.46gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
The arrows either side of the date were added to indicate that the standard coin weight had been reduced from the previous issue. -
German States. Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl Alexander AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1866. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
CARL ALEXANDER GROSSHERZOG VON SACHSEN, head to left, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, draped and crowned coat of arms; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT UND RECHT. AKS 33; Jaeger 11; KM 209. 18.34gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
