BRITISH COINS. AN OLD COLLECTION OF GOLD ANGELS, HALF-ANGELS AND QUARTER-ANGELS. Henry VI (restored), Gold Angel, lis group, St Michael with one foot within dragon, tail terminates next to left wing tip, hENRICVSDEIGRAREX ANGLZFRANC, no initial mark, rev ship sailing right with bowsprit that intrudes wording, lis further from mast, larger shield, PER CRV C TVA SALVA` nO`XPC`REDEMTOR, lis at end of legend – possibly indicative of striking at York, 5.06g (Schneider 447; N 1613; S 2078). Spade mark on the obverse, with a touch of porosity, otherwise good very fine and on par with the Schneider specimen, extremely rare.
Estimate: £5000-6000