England (1544-47) angel Fr-168

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 20436

This specimen was lot 20436 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Angel, ND (1544-47), Third Coinage. Lis Mint Mark. Henry VIII (1509-47). PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. Angel with both feet on dragon. Obverse legends with double saltire stops and large crook shaped abbreviation marks. Crossed crosslet spear shaft. Excellent strike showing the fine details and facial features with lovely light orange tone around the devices. Excellent eye appeal." Lobel^[2] notes that the sovereign was raised from twenty to twenty-two shillings in 1526. In 1544, the value was reduced to twenty shillings and the weight reduced from 240 grains to 200 grains. The angel, shown here, was one-third of a sovereign or six shillings eight pence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, 80 grains (5.18 g).

Catalog reference: Fr-168; S-2299.

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.
^[2]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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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England (1544-47) angel Fr-168

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