YORK (Restored). Richard III. 1483-1485. AV Angel (27mm, 5.20 g, 8h). Type 2b/3 mule. Tower (London) mint; im: boar’s head 2/sun & rose 2. NGC MS 63.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 1031. Estimated: $ 15 000

British, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 22 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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YORK (Restored). Richard III. 1483-1485. AV Angel (27mm, 5.20 g, 8h). Type 2b/3 mule. Tower (London) mint; im: boar’s head 2/sun & rose 2. (boar’s head 2) RICΛD’· DI’· GRΛ’· RЄX ΛnGL’· (retrograde Z) FRΛnC (saltire stops), Archangel Michael slaying dragon to lower right, spear topped by cross-crosslet / (halved sun & rose 2) PЄR CRVCЄ · TVΛ · SΛLVΛ nOS XPЄ · RЄDЄmPT (saltire stops), ship bearing shield and cross, R and rose flanking cross. Winstanley 14.1 and pl. 1, no. 12 (this coin); Schneider 494; North 1677; SCBC 2151/2152. In NGC encapsulation 6522065-001, graded MS 63. Richly toned with some luster. Struck near the end of this infamous reign. Very rare.

Ex R.C. Lockett (English Part III, 4 November 1958), lot 3716, purchased from Spink; P. Carlyon-Britton (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 30 November 1905), lot 52 (unillustrated but likely this coin).

Lockett’s manuscript catalog notes that he purchased this coin from Spink for 12/-, and that it is “Ex Carlyon Britton Coll.” An example of this same very rare type appears in P. Carlyon-Britton’s 1905 sale and, though it is unillustrated, is most likely this coin.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 20 September at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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