Victoria AD 1837-1901 Silver Gothic Crown AD 1847 Plain Edge Proof
£7,950.00
Victoria AD 1837-1901 silver proof Gothic Crown, 1847, engraved by William Wyon.
Plain edge Proof
Obverse – Crowned gothic style bust left, small ww incuse on truncation, trefoil and arc border, legend in lower case Gothic lettering both sides, victoria dei gratia britanniar. reg: f: d.
Reverse – Inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, garter star at centre, w incuse on inner border either dies of top crown, date in roman numerals in lower right of legend which commences in upper left quarter, tueatur unita deus anno dom mdcccliii, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated “decus. et. tutamen. anno. regni. decimo septimo.” .
S3883; 39mm, 28.01g
A couple of minor edge dinks and very light scratches to fields, visible in photos/video. Pleasing old collection tone.
The Gothic Crown
The Latin legends translates on obverse as “Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Briton’s, Defender of the Faith,” and on the reverse as “May God guard these united, in the year of our Lord 1853.” The legend on the edge translates as “An ornament and a safeguard in the seventeenth year of her reign.”
It is arguably one of the finest designs in the entire milled series and along with the 1839 Una and the Lion gold Five Pounds is one of the most coveted designs by Royal Academy Member William Wyon.
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