LOT 4267
Latvia, Republic AR 5 Lati. Dated 1931. Tower (London) Hill mint.
LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA, bust of maiden to right, wearing folk costume with grain ears on shoulder / Coat of arms; date and denomination below. KM 9. Good Very Fine.(24.95gr, 37mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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German States. Hessen-Homburg (Landgrafschaft), Ferdinand AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1862.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Designs by G. Schnitzspahn. FERDINAND SOUV. LANDGRAF Z. HESSEN, head to right, C.SCHNITZSPAHN in small lettering on truncation / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, draped and crowned coat of arms; date below. Edge inscription: ✿ MÜNZVERTRAG VOM 24 JANUAR 1857. KM 20; Dav GT III 714. 18.31gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
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. -
Russian Empire. Group of Two [2] Nicholas II AR Rouble. Dated 1897. St. Petersburg mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС., bare head to left / Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, with shields arranged across wings, and holding sceptre and orb; crown with ribbons above, denomination and date below. Bitkin 41-42. 39.55gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
