Victoria 1880 Sovereign, 2nd 8 over 7, WW buried, long tail, small BP with French motto HONI SOIT

with French motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE

a good example of a lifetime issue of Alexander the Great

Bull EGC 674 R

ESC 1180 R2

drapery on left shoulder

Victoria 1880 Sovereign, 2nd 8 over 7, WW buried, long tail, small BP with French motto HONI SOITVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1880, second 8 over 7 in date, first young filleted head left of the third style, WW buried in truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. St George and dragon right, long tail to horse, one extra spur of hair in upper left curve, date in exergue, small B P initials to upper right, only the P visible, weight 7. 96g (Bentley 315; Marsh