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Elizabeth I (1558-1603) gold 1/2 Angel ND (1572-1573) MS64 NGC, Tower mint, Ermine mm, Third & Fourth issue, S-2517, N-1992/1 (R), Schneider-Unl., Brown & Comber, "Notes on the Gold Coinage of Elizabeth I" (British Numismatic Journal Vol. 59, 1989), D5 (this coin). 2.56gm. (ermine) ELIZABETH: D' • G' • AN' • FR' • ET: HI' • REGINA, nimbate, armored figure of the Archangel Michael spearing the dragon (the devil) with cross-tipped staff / (ermine) A: DNO: FACTVM: EST: ISTVD: ET: EST: MIRA' • (A's cut as solid triangles), cross above Tudor shield over ship, E - rose to either side. A fantastic survivor of this considerably more challenging fractional gold issue than the larger Angels, with this representing both only the second example of the denomination we have handled, and one of only two representatives with this privy mark to come to auction in recent years. Indeed, Brown and Comber knew of only four total occurrences of the ermine on Elizabeth's 1/2 Angels between 1937 and 1983. Almost certainly the finest of those specimens, and a true series rarity.
Ex. Horace Hird Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part IV (Glendining April 1960, Lot 4094)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-elizabeth-i-1558-1603-gold-1-2-angel-nd-1572-1573-ms64-ngc-/a/3099-30215.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
Elizabeth I (1558-1603) gold 1/2 Angel ND (1572-1573) MS64 NGC, Tower mint, Ermine mm, Third & Fourth issue, S-2517, N-1992/1 (R), Schneider-Unl., Brown & Comber, "Notes on the Gold Coinage of Elizabeth I" (British Numismatic Journal Vol. 59, 1989), D5 (this coin). 2.56gm. (ermine) ELIZABETH: D' • G' • AN' • FR' • ET: HI' • REGINA, nimbate, armored figure of the Archangel Michael spearing the dragon (the devil) with cross-tipped staff / (ermine) A: DNO: FACTVM: EST: ISTVD: ET: EST: MIRA' • (A's cut as solid triangles), cross above Tudor shield over ship, E - rose to either side. A fantastic survivor of this considerably more challenging fractional gold issue than the larger Angels, with this representing both only the second example of the denomination we have handled, and one of only two representatives with this privy mark to come to auction in recent years. Indeed, Brown and Comber knew of only four total occurrences of the ermine on Elizabeth's 1/2 Angels between 1937 and 1983. Almost certainly the finest of those specimens, and a true series rarity.
Ex. Horace Hird Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part IV (Glendining April 1960, Lot 4094)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-elizabeth-i-1558-1603-gold-1-2-angel-nd-1572-1573-ms64-ngc-/a/3099-30215.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD