England (1526-44) angel Fr-158

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 31161

This specimen was lot 31161 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $14,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Angel, ND (1526-44). London Mint; mm: lis. Henry VIII. PCGS MS-62. Second coinage. Obverse: St. Michael standing facing, head right, spearing dragon to lower right with spear topped by cross crosslet; Reverse: Ship bearing shield and cross; ? and rose flanking cross. A truly wondrous and remarkable specimen, this nearly choice example exudes a great deal of lustrous brilliance along with an enchantingly bold strike. The flan is very well produced, with clear care and attention given to its striking. Undoubtedly, a premium representative for the advanced collector of hammered gold. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection." This issue of Henry's second coinage was accompanied by a half angel (Fr-159).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, 80 grains (5.18 g).

Catalog reference: S-2268; Fr-158; N-2268.

Source:

Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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England (1526-44) angel Fr-158

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