Henry VII fine gold Sovereign, earliest type available, AU50, realistic artistic portrait, ex Wigan, Evans, J.P. Morgan, Lockett, Beresford-Jones and Law LAETITIA TE - MPORVM COS

LAETITIA TE - MPORVM COS II S C

81g (Bentley 401

wearing a nimbus cruciger

good fine / almost very fine

slight die wear

Henry VII fine gold Sovereign, earliest type available, AU50, realistic artistic portrait, ex Wigan, Evans, J.P. Morgan, Lockett, Beresford-Jones and Law LAETITIA TE - MPORVM COSHenry 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,