LOT 4214
South Africa. George VI AV Proof Half Sovereign. Dated 1952. Pretoria mint. Thomas Humphrey Paget and Coert Laurens Steynberg, engravers.
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / SOUTH AFRICA ✦ 1952 ✦ SUID-AFRIKA, springbok running to right, denomination below, CLS (engraver's initials) to lower right. KM 42; Hern S329. Brilliant Uncirculated.(3.99gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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German States. Preussen (Prussia, Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 3 Marks. Berlin mint, 1913A. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm's reign.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG VON PREUSSEN, uniformed bust to right, branch, dates of reign and A (mint mark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH, date and denomination, eagle with wings spread bearing shield on chest and chain around neck, crown and ribbon above. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Numista #19478; KM 535. 16.65gr, 33mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
United States of America. Commemorative AV Five Dollars. Dated 1987. United States Mint of West Point. Commemorative issue to the 200th Anniversary of United States Constitution. Marcel Jovine, engraver.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST, linear stylised flying eagle with a quill pen in his talons / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SEPT 17 1787 E PLURIBUS UNUM FIVE DOLLARS BICENTENNIAL OF THE CONSTITUTION, quill pen positioned vertically, with “We The People” written in calligraphy and an arc of thirteen stars. KM 221. 113 grams total, 15.5 x 8.9 x 2 cm including case.
Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Ten [10] Ottoman Empire AR Akces Coins. Circa 15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: various rulers, denominations and reverse types. 11.10gr total, 10-15mm.
As shown.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
