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Auction 77  27 September 2012
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Lot 2605

Estimate: 2000 GBP
Price realized: 1700 GBP
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BRITISH COINS. AN OLD COLLECTION OF GOLD ANGELS, HALF-ANGELS AND QUARTER-ANGELS. Henry VII (1485-1509), Gold Angelet or Half-Angel, class IV, St Michael wearing chain mail, slaying dragon, both feet on dragon, tail touches left wing tip, head touches right wing tip, initial mark rose (1504-1509) both sides, hENRIC*DI*GRA*REX*AL, rev smaller ship sailing right, no bowsprit, h and rose meet ropes, O*CRVX*AVE*SPES*VNIEA, E for C in legend, 2.57g (cf Schneider 545/-; N 1701; S 2190). Weak in parts, bold very fine and extremely rare as a true class IV Half-Angel.
ex Property of Mrs B J McDonald, Wallis and Wallis Auction, Lewes, Sussex, 7 June 1994, lot 2

Estimate: £2000-2500
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