Half angel of Henry VII

Pictured here is a hammered gold coin, which measures 22mm in diameter. Michael Eakers said it was unearthed whilst he was detecting in a pasture field and he requested a valuation on his find.

The coin is a half angel of Henry VII with mint mark pheon on both sides. It’s an example of type V and is listed in the Standard Catalogue as number 2192.

Valuation

Hammered gold coins are often creased and buckled out-of-shape when they come out of the ground. This specimen has some circulation wear and would grade no higher than Fine but it looks to be flat and almost perfectly round. It also has eye appeal and is quite rare so a pre-sale auction estimate would be £1,200-1,500.

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