LOT 4036
South Africa. Set of Nine [9] George VI Coins. Dated 1952.
Containing coins of 5 Shillings, 2 1/2 Shillings, 2 Shillings, Shilling, 6 Pence, 3 Pence, Penny, Half Penny, and Quarter Penny. Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set.(280gr inc. box, 16 x 11.5cm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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South Africa. George VI AV Proof Half Sovereign. Dated 1952. Pretoria mint. Thomas Humphrey Paget and Coert Laurens Steynberg, engravers.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
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. 3.99gr, 19mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. -
Greece. George I AV 20 Drachmai. Dated 1884. Paris mint. Third portrait. Designed by Jean-Auguste Barre.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ A 1884 ΒΑΡΡΕ, bare head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ, arms within crowned mantle inscribing ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ, denomination below. KM 49. 49.04 grams total, 85 mm including case.
NGC AU 58, certification number 8237785-014. NGC Census in this grade: 6. NGC Census in higher grade: 903.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 550,000. Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 6.45161 g. (AGW=0.1867 oz.) Composition: 900/1000 Gold.
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