Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Henry IX (†1807), Touchpiece, cast in base silver from flawed dies [probably when Henry was in Naples having fled Rome during the excesses of the French Revolution], ship to right, rev. St. Michael slaying dragon which has unusual webbed wings, 3.27g/12h (Woolf O2/R2). Pierced for use, a few scratches on obverse but very fine and extremely rare, the type recorded by Woolf from the BM specimen (£350-400)

Provenance:
Property of a Baron, Sotheby Auction, 1-2 November 1920, lot 391
Helen Farquhar Collection, Glendining Auction, 25 April 1955, lot 196 (part)
C.F. Noon Collection, Spink Auction 165, 8 October 2003, lot 335