CNG 109, Lot: 900. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AV Angel (28mm, 5.13 g, 8h). First coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: crowned portcullis with chains. Struck circa 1509-1526. Archangel Michael slaying dragon with spear topped by cross-crosslet / Ship bearing shield and cross; Һ and rose flanking cross. Whitton p. 187, iii, variant 1; Schneider 561 var. (legends); North 1760; SCBC 2265. VF, toned.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.