Pharos of Messana
raised on truncation for "Droz Fecit" meaning made by Jean Pierre Droz engraver
a little uneven in shape and subsequently weak in part of legend both sides
Syracuse (Second Democracy
George IV 1830 copper proof Half-Farthing CGS UNC 82 Pharos of MessanaGeorge IV (1820 30), copper Half Farthing, 1830, laureate head left, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, rev. struck en medaille, Britannia seated right with trident and shield, holding branch, trident prongs and helmet plume clear of legend, emblems in exergue, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, (Peck 1452 rev. B; S. 3826). Toned, practically as struck, has been graded and