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Victoria 1901-P Sovereign Perth Mint, older veiled head final year

Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1901 P, Perth Mint, Australia, older crowned and veiled bust left, T.B. below for designer Thomas Brock, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP. rev. struck en Medaille, St George and dragon right, horse with longer tail, broken lance to left on ground-line, tiny WWP under lance, initials of William Wellesley Pole, Master of Mint when design introduced, P mint mark at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, initials B.P to upper right, for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled, weight 7.99g (Bentley 847; McDonald 209; Marsh 173; S.3876). An appealing example with strong residual mint lustre and brilliance, particularly on the reverse, some bagmarks, good extremely fine.

Calendar year mintage of 2,889,333.

The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India."

Provenance:

Ex-Coin Cabinet Auction 4, 4th June 2017, Lot 33.

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