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Auction 77  27 September 2012
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Lot 2608

Estimate: 800 GBP
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BRITISH COINS. AN OLD COLLECTION OF GOLD ANGELS, HALF-ANGELS AND QUARTER-ANGELS. Henry VIII, Gold Angelet or Half-Angel, first coinage, St Michael wearing chain mail, slaying dragon, both feet on dragon, tail overlaps left wing tip, head terminates in field, initial mark chained portcullis (1513-1526) both sides, larger on reverse, hENRICVIIIDI'GRA'REXAL' , rev small ship sailing right, no bowsprit, OCRVXAVESPESVNNCA, error legend, 2.43g (cf Schneider 567-8; N 1761; S 2266). Hairline crack to centre, good fine to nearly very fine and very rare, the spelling error and no bowsprit ship variety not in Schneider.

Estimate: £800-1000
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