Live auction - fwo_397775 - AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA Souverain 1879 Sydney
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Estimate : | 700 € |
Price : | 570 € |
Maximum bid : | 570 € |
End of the sale : | 12 September 2017 17:49:00 |
bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Souverain
Date: 1879
Mint name / Town : Sydney
Quantity minted : 1256000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8 g.
Edge : cannelée
Slab
PCGS : MS62
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie est sous coque PCGS MS62
Obverse
Obverse legend : VICTORIA DEI GRATIA - (MILLÉSIME).
Obverse description : Tête de Victoria à gauche.
Obverse translation : (Victoria par la grâce de Dieu).
Reverse
Reverse legend : BRITANNIARUM - REGINA FID: DEF:.
Reverse description : Écu festonné, couronné, écartelé aux 1 et 4 d'Angleterre, au 2 d'Écosse et au 3 d'Irlande ; au-dessous S.
Reverse translation : (Reine des Bretons, défenseur de la Foi).
Commentary
Seule la lettre d'atelier placée à la pointe de l'écu permet de distinguer ce souverain australien d'un souverain normal, fabriqué en Angleterre. Ce type fut frappé à Melbourne entre 1873 et 1887 ainsi qu’à Sydney entre 1871 et 1887.