Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 2098. Estimate $1500. Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010. Sold For $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Crown (28.28 g, 6h). Gothic type. London mint. Dated undecimo and mdcccxlvii (1847). Victoria dei gratia britanniar • reg : f : d • (in Gothic script), crowned Gothic bust left / tueatur unita deus anno mdcccxlvii (in Gothic script), crowned cruciform coats-of-arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland around central Garter Star; rose, thistle and shamrock in quarters composed of arches ending in lis. On edge: decus ✿ et ✿ tutamen (crown) anno ✿ regni ✿ undecimo ✿ (in Gothic script). ESC 288; SCBC 3883. Proof, devices attractively frosted, a few light marks.