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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Hong Kong. Edward VII CU Cent. Dated 1905. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR, crown bust to right; DES in small lettering beneath truncation / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 仙 一 港, mintmark above, denomination and date below. KM 11; Schön 1. 7.62gr, 28mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Bavaria (Kingdom), Otto AR 3 Mark. Dated 1908. München mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
OTTO KOENIG VON BAYERN, head to left, D below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1908, crowned imperial eagle, shield on breast; denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 996; Jaeger 47; AKS 202. 16.67gr, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mexico, Republic AR 8 Reales. Dated 1860PF. Casa de Moneda de Guanajuato mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Phrygian cap inscribed LIBERTAD surrounded by radiant display; denomination, mintmark, date, assayer's initials and purity below / REPUBLICA MEXICANA •, eagle, with wings spread and head to right, alighting to left on cactus and holding serpent in beak and right talon; laurel and oak wreath below. KM 377.8. 26.83gr, 38mm, 6h.
Good 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.
