Tag Archive for: Sovereign

Benedetto Pistrucci, the Parthenon frieze, and St. George

Few numismatic designs have achieved a comparable cult status to Benedetto Pistrucci’s St. George, which he designed for British coins. He was inspired by one of the greatest works of art in history: the Elgin Marbles. NAC is auctioning a pattern of one of the most successful coin series in history as part of the Traveller Collection.

750,000 CHF for the First Sovereign

A royal edict of October 28, 1489, introduced the sovereign, a new English gold coin. A premier first-generation example has just sold at auction for 750,000 CHF.
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