BRITISH COINS. AN OLD COLLECTION OF GOLD ANGELS, HALF-ANGELS AND QUARTER-ANGELS. Henry VII, Gold Angel, class III, St Michael with both feet on dragon, dragons tail terminates in field below wing, initial mark upright anchor (1499-1502), hENRIC`DIGRA REXAGL`ZFRA`, note AGL title, rev ship sailing right, short bowsprit crosses inner wire line circle, h meets rope, crescents in sea, initial mark upright anchor over inverted anchor, PER`CRVCE`TVA `SALVA` nOS XPE`REDE`, 5.16g (cf Schneider 527-8; N 1696; S 2183). Slightly double struck from a lightly rusted die, weak in parts, about very fine and very rare.
ex Spink Auction 107, 22 November 1994, lot 30
Estimate: £1000-1200