a female captive seated below on right
Northern variant of Watford type (c
Light surface marks and scratch by date
metal starvation showing on obverse at bridge of nose due to the depth of pellet engraved on reverse die
Victoria 1880 Sovereign, 2nd 8 over 7, WW buried, small BP, long tail a female captive seated belowVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1880, second 8 over 7 in date, first young filleted head left of the third style, WW buried in truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. St George and dragon right, long tail to horse, one extra spur of hair in upper left curve, date in exergue, small B P initials to upper right, only the P visible, weight 7. 97g (Bentley 315; Marsh