LOT 4262
India, British. William IV AR Rupee. Dated 1835. Calcutta mint.
William Wyon, engraver. WILLIAM IIII, KING., bare head to right, F in small lettering on truncation / EAST INDIA COMPANY, denomination in English and Urdu within wreath with 19 berries; date below. KM 450.2. Good Very Fine.(11.50gr, 30mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 5 Mark. Dated 1914. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG VON PREUSSEN, uniformed bust to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1914 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 536; Jaeger 114; Davenport 791. 27.71gr, 38mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich III AR 5 Mark. Dated 1888. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below. DEUTSCHES REICH 1888 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 512; Jaeger 99; Davenport 787. 27.59gr, 38mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm I AR 5 Mark. Dated 1876. Hannover mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, B (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1876 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 503; AKS 114; Jaeger 97; Davenport 786. 27.35gr, 38mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
