15th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
77
4 x Shillings, comprising: Anne 1711 obv. fourth bust let, rev. crowned cruciform shields, plain angles, (S.3618; Bull 1408; ESC 1158), previously gilded, Fine; 2 x George I 1720 each obv. first laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, plain angles, (S.3646; Bull 1572; ESC 1168), one VG the other GFine; and George III 1787 obv. laureate bust right, rev. semée of hearts in Hanoverian shield, (S.3746; Bull 2129; ESC 1225), VF
Sold for £250
Estimated at £80 - £120
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 15th Feb, 2023
An interesting and eclectic mix of coins spanning over 1000 years of history will go under the hammer in Tennants Auctioneers’ Coins & Banknotes Sale on 15th February. Amongst the nearly 600 lots are rare and fine examples such as a Gold Proof Set issued in 1937 to mark the Coronation of George VI, an AE Drachm produced in Alexandria mint in the reign of the Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 BC), a Portuguese Joao V (1720-56) 4 Escudos (Peca) minted in Lisbon in 1727 and two consecutively numbered Bank of England white five pounds.
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Tuesday 14th February 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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