Gold sovereign of Victoria, Australia (Melbourne (Vic.)), 1877. 2008.63.92

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2008.63.92

Download full resolution image

Obverse: VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D: - First young hd. l.

Download full resolution image

Reverse: 1877 - St. George horseback r., wearing Attic helmet and cape and holding sword in r. hand, tramplng dragon below, hd. turned back to r.

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 7.956
- Diameter (in mm): 22
Shape: round

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date: 1877
Date on Object
- Date: 1877
Denomination: sovereign
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Gold
Authority
- Dynasty: Hanoverian
- Authority: Victoria
Geographic
- Mint: Melbourne (Vic.)
- Region: Australia
- Locality: Australia
Obverse
- Symbol: WW buried in truncation|M below truncation
Reverse
- Symbol: BP

References

Reference: S 3857

Administrative History

Identifier: 2008.63.92
Department: Modern
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Lhotka, John F., Jr.
- Purchased C.I.

Subjects

SubjectPerson: Victoria (1837-1901)
Era: Common Era

Notes

Long tail on horse, sm. BP

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

Map

Legend		Mint		Hoard		Findspot

View map in fullscreen.

Powered by Numishare
All images of objects produced on or before 1925 are in the Public Domain. Others are available for Non-Commercial purposes. Policy.
All data are made freely available with an Open Database License.

©2024 American Numismatic Society | Privacy Policy
To report a mistake, error or malfunction in the collection database please email database@numismatics.org.
Present and future work on Mantis is only possible with the help of the generous gifts of its users.