England (1573-74) angel Fr-199
This specimen was lot 31547 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Elizabeth I (1558-1603) gold Angel ND (1573-4) VF25 NGC, Tower mint. Third and fourth issues, Acorn mm (attributed to first issue, Lis on the holder). A very rare denomination from this last Tudor monarch, and one of the last truly Medieval coins to be featured in circulation. This specimen exhibits a satisfying depth of detail, somewhat worn commensurate with the grade but remaining relatively bold. The flan is slightly irregular at 7 - 9 o'clock on the obverse, but the rest is exceptionally round and free of cracks, warmly toned a reddish gold in color. A delightful selection of rare Elizabethan gold." The angel was worth one third of a pound or six shillings eight pence.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 80 grains (5.18 g).
Catalog reference: Fr-199, S-2517, N-1992/1.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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