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Dec 8, 2009
Dec 8, 2009
Angel: An Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse)
Angel: An Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse)
1553–54
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Gold
Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Weight: 4.188 g (0.15 oz.)
The Norweb Collection 1969.180
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The angel was an English gold coin introduced by Edward IV in 1465.
Description
This piece is one of the finest specimens known. It contains on the reverse, at the end of the legend, an unexplained mark that strongly resembles a small letter c, superimposed on a figure 7.
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