BRITISH COINS. AN OLD COLLECTION OF GOLD ANGELS, HALF-ANGELS AND QUARTER-ANGELS. Henry VIII, Gold Angel, third coinage, St Michael slaying dragon, both feet on dragon, tail terminates in field below left wing tip, right wing tip crosses linear circle, annulet over halo, initial mark large lis (1538-1541) both sides, hENRIC8D'G' AGL' FRA'ZHIB'REX O, rev ship sailing right, with short bowsprit terminates in field, h touches rope, PERCRVCE' TVA' SALVA nOS XPE' RED', 5.04g (cf Schneider 624; N 1830; S 2300). Very fine for this more crudely engraved issue, rare.
Estimate: £1500-2000