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Victoria 1855 Sovereign, WW incuse, ex Douro Cargo, presentation gift set

Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1855, second larger young filleted head left, W.W. incuse on truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, laurel wreath surrounding, emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: (Bentley 72; Hill 38; S.3852C). Toned, some light marks, wear and attrition from being to the bottom of the Bay of Biscay and back as part of the R.M.S. Douro cargo that sunk in 1882, very fine, now encased in a coin capsule within a brass presentation receptacle in miniature replication of the ship's bell, inscribed RMS Douro, with large cardboard presentation box with plastic window over bell, accompanied by CD Rom with the story of the shipwreck, a 37.5cl bottle of Fonseca Port bin 27 and a Royal Mint certification scroll with ribbon, hand numbered as 235 of an edition of 800 and hand signed by the retail sales director Dafydd Jenkins, the outer box lid printed with gold crested logos, an unusual presentation dating to the early 2000s with a shipwreck provenance.