Victoria 1901-M Sovereign Melbourne Mint, final year for reign
Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1901 M, Melbourne 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, M mint mark at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, initials B.P to upper right, for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled, weight 7.98g (Bentley 813; McDonald 208; Marsh 161; S.3875). A nice example with some light surface marks on the highpoints, good residual mint lustre, extremely fine.
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Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1901 M, Melbourne 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, M mint mark at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, initials B.P to upper right, for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled, weight 7.98g (Bentley 813; McDonald 208; Marsh 161; S.3875). A nice example with some light surface marks on the highpoints, good residual mint lustre, extremely fine.
