Victoria 1861 Sovereign DEI overstrike with E over higher or rotated E initials HP on truncation for

initials HP on truncation for designer Thomas Humphrey Piaget

98g (Bentley 27

attractively toned and virtually mint state

in imitation of the Fatimid Dinar of al-Amir Abu 'Ali al-Mansur

Victoria 1861 Sovereign DEI overstrike with E over higher or rotated E initials HP on truncation forVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1861, variety with E in DEI struck over a high E or rotated letter, second young filleted head left, W. W. incuse on truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, laurel wreath surrounding, emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, weight 7. 95g (Bentley 86;