LOT 4166
Jersey. George VI AE 1/12th Shilling. Dated 1945.
+ GEORGIVS VI DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF:, crowned head to left; PM in small lettering beneath truncation / ISLAND OF JERSEY above coat-of-arms, ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING and LIBERATED 1945 below. KM 19. Extremely Fine.(9.47gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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France, Louis-Philippe I AR 5 Francs. Dated 1850. Paris mint. Jean-Pierre Collot, Mint Master.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, engraver. LOUIS PHILIPPE ROI DES FRANÇAIS, bare head to right, N.P.TIOLIER in small lettering on truncation / Denomination above date; all within wreath of laurel and olive branches. KM 737. 24.97gr, 37mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
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. -
France. Louis XV AR Half Écu. Dated 1728. Tours mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Designs by Joseph Roëttiers. LUD • XV . D • G • FR • ET NAV • REX (crescent), draped bust to left; JR. in small lettering on truncation / SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ★ 1728, round shield of France crowned, between two olive branches linked at the base; E (mintmark) below. Edge inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Dyplessy, Royales 1676; Gad R2 313; Ciani 2118. 14.51gr, 33mm, 6h.
Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Saxony (Kingdom), Friedrich August III AR 3 Mark. Dated 1913. Muldenhütten mint. 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Designs by Friedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein. 18. OKTOBER ✶1813 = 1913✶, Völkerschlachtdenkmal, E (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1913, crowned imperial eagle with shield on breast; denomination below. KM 1275; Jaeger 140; AKS 190. 16.69gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
The Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations) is a colossal monument in Leipzig, Germany, commemorating the pivotal 1813 Battle of Leipzig where Napoleon's forces were defeated by a coalition of European powers.
