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LOT 4257
Jersey. Victoria AE 1/48 Shilling. Dated 1877. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Designs by Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA D . G. BRITANNIAR . REGINA F . D., crowned head to left, seven pointed star and mintmark below / STATES OF JERSEY, arms of Jersey within heater-shaped shield dividing date; denomination below. KM 6. Near Extremely Fine.(2.89gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
FootnotesThis issue was withdrawn in May 1881, except for 38,400 pieces. (McCammon states that 38,240 pieces remained, but this is not in agreement with the Royal Mint documents.) The withdrawn coins were returned to the Royal Mint and melted for the 1881 one twelfth of a shilling coinage (Numista).
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Italy, Venezia (Venice). Antonio Veniero AR Grosso. Doge LXII, 1382-1400. Second type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IC XC, Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne, resting arms on Gospel Book; in field to left, star of six rays; in field to right F / ANTO • VЄNЄRIO DVX • S • M • VENETI, St. Mark, to right, standing facing, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and presenting banner to the Doge, to left, standing to right and holding the 'ducal promise' in his left hand. Paolucci 2. 1.75gr, 20mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Pierced and with suspension loop.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Mixed Group of One Hundred and Twenty Eight [128] Coins and Other items. 4th-20th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Bag of mixed coins, medals and tokens etc from a wide range of periods. 625gr total.
As shown.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Spain. Philip V AR 2 Reales. Dated 1725. Seville mint. Second type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
✤ 1725 ✤ HISPANIARUM ✤ REX, coat of arms of Castile and Leon in octolobe / ✤ PHILIPPUS ✤ V ✤ D ✤ G ✤ around, R II and S J across field, crowned coat of arms of Spain with rounded bottom. KM 307; Cal. 1427; Aureo 983. 5.33gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
