LOT 4178
Virgin Islands Boxed Proof Set. Dated 1975.
Set in original box, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity. Uncirculated.(322gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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German States. Saxony (Kingdom), Friedrich August III AR 3 Mark. Dated 1913. Muldenhütten mint. 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Designs by Friedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein. 18. OKTOBER ✶1813 = 1913✶, Völkerschlachtdenkmal, E (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1913, crowned imperial eagle with shield on breast; denomination below. KM 1275; Jaeger 140; AKS 190. 16.69gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
The Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations) is a colossal monument in Leipzig, Germany, commemorating the pivotal 1813 Battle of Leipzig where Napoleon's forces were defeated by a coalition of European powers. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1806TH. Possibly contemporary counterfeit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. Cf. KM 109. 20.99gr, 39mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Graffiti and chopmark on obverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Hungary. Francis Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1869. Alba Iulia in Romania, mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Designs by Josef Tautenhayn and Franz Gaul. FERENCZ JÓZSEF A. CSÁSZÁR, head to right, G Y.F. (mintmark) below / MAGYAR ORSZÁG AP. KIRÁLYA 1869, curved twofold Hungarian small coat of arms, flying angels holding St. Stephen's crown above; denomination below. Edge inscription: BIZALMAM AZ ŐSI ERÉNYBEN (my trust is ancient virtues). ÉH 1463b; KM 449.2. 12.16gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
