Great Britain
Henry VII (1485-1509) gold Angel ND (1505-1509) MS63 NGC, Tower mint, Pheon mm, S-2187, N-1698. 5.14gm. (pheon mm) hЄnRIC (large crook-shaped abbreviation): DI': GRΛ'+ RЄX: ΛnGL': Z: FRΛ': (double saltire stops), crowned, nimbate figure of the Archangel with both feet on the dragon (Satan), spearing with cross-tipped staff / (pheon mm) PЄR: CRVCЄ'+ TVΛ' x SΛLVΛ+ nOS x XPЄ'+ RЄDS (double saltire stop), Tudor shield over ship, h above. Simply fantastic quality for any angel of the Tudor period, which frequently come bent and cracked. Struck on a mildly broad flan with fully expressed details, we note that just a single piece has been certified finer by NGC.
From the Storck Collection
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Estimate: 3000-5000 USD