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LOT 3590
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Sovereign. 1837-1901.
London (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1891. 'Jubilee Head' type; long tail. Designs by Joseph Edgar Boehm and Benedetto Pistrucci. William Wellesley Pole, Master of mint. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on base of truncation / St. George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right on broken lance to left on ground line; small WWP under lance, small B. P. beneath ground line to right; date in exergue. Marsh 129A; SCBC 3866C. Good Fine.(7.94gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Found South Gloucestershire, UK.
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