Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 4 21 Sep 2021
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AU58 | George IV (1820-30), gold Sovereign, 1823, first laureate head left, B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci below neck, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, raised WWP on ground line below lance for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, edge milled, 7.98g (Bentley 14; Marsh 7 R3; S.3800). Toned with a couple of small digs on neck, graded by NGC as AU58.
NGC Certification 6134376-005.
Calendar year mintage 616,770.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George IIII by the Grace of God, King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith."
(£5,000-£6,000)