England (1544-47) 1/4 angel Fr-170
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This specimen was lot 58 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,399 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. 1/4 Angel n. d. (1544-1547), Tower Mint. Third coinage. Mintmark lis. Angel wears armour. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Extraordinary condition.)" The angel, introduced during the Wars of the Roses, was one-third of a pound or six shillings eight pence. The quarter angel shown here would be one shilling eight pence.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 20 grains (1.29 g), this specimen 1.29 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2304, Fr-170.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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