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), Friedrich II AR Reichsthaler. Dated 1784. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX, laureate bust to right / EIN REICHS THALER, crowned and unfurled eagle, head to right, posed on trophy of arms; mintmark dividing date below. KM 332.1. 21.94gr, 37mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Half Dollar or 50 Cents. Dated 1848. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding stick with cap 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 68. 13.07gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
![Group of Two [2] Hungary, Franz Joseph I AR Forint.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/241874s.jpg)
Group of Two [2] Hungary, Franz Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1884 &1887.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head of Franz Joseph I to right, KB (mintmark) below / Coat of arms of Hungary. KM 469. 25.23gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
