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Auction 109  9 Mar 2023
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Lot 281

Starting price: 7000 GBP
Price realized: 8000 GBP
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Victoria (1837?1901), Proof Gothic Crown, 1847, engraved by William Wyon, crowned gothic style bust left, small ww on truncation, trefoil and arc border, legend in gothic lower case font reads "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR REG FD. Crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, garter star at centre, w ? w incuse either side of the top crown, date in roman numerals in lower right of script, legend surrounds from upper left quarter as TUEATUR UNITA DEUS ANNO DOM MDCCCXLVII, edge inscription "DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI UNDECIMO (S.3883; ESC. 288; Bull 2571; L&S 57). Iridescent violet ash brown around the obverse periphery lighter in the central fields, excellent and strong detail in the bust, possibly spot removed. Rev, evenly toned with some of its original mint brilliance in the shields. About as struck, much eye appeal.
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