BRITISH COINS. AN OLD COLLECTION OF GOLD ANGELS, HALF-ANGELS AND QUARTER-ANGELS. Henry VIII, Gold Angel, first coinage, St Michael slaying dragon, both feet on dragon, tail touches left wing tip, right wing tip meets beaded circle, initial mark chained portcullis (1513-1526) both sides, hENRICVIII?DI'GRA' REX AGL'Z FR' , rev ship sailing right with short bowsprit terminating just before beaded circle, h does not quite touch rope, PERCRVCE' TVA' SALVA nOS XPE' REDE', 5.08g (Schneider 562; N 1760; S 2265). Fully round, good very fine.
ex Spink Noble Numismatics Sale 42, 16 October 1992
Estimate: £2000-2500