Henry VII fine gold Sovereign, earliest type available, AU50, realistic artistic portrait, ex Wigan, Evans, J.P. Morgan, Lockett, Beresford-Jones and Law wearing a nimbus cruciger

wearing a nimbus cruciger

slight die wear

81g (Bentley 401

kramaditya

first hammered issue (November 1660- October 1661)

Henry VII fine gold Sovereign, earliest type available, AU50, realistic artistic portrait, ex Wigan, Evans, J.P. Morgan, Lockett, Beresford-Jones and Law wearing a nimbus crucigerHenry VII (1485 1509), fine gold Sovereign of Twenty Shillings, type two (1492 93), crowned King seated in robes on wooden throne, holding orb and sceptre, diapered background of fleur de lis beyond, beaded circles and legend surrounding, cross on top of crown intrudes legend at top, hEnRICVSx DIx GRACIAx REXx AnGLIEx ETx FRAnCx DnS Ix BAR', saltire stops with chevron barred As in Gothic lettering, reverse, quartered shield of arms upon Tudor rose,