crowned lightly garnished quartered shield of arms
reverse a little better
a pleasing extremely fine and rare
to upper right of exergue (Bentley 871
slight adjustment weakness on breast and at corresponding part of reverse
George IV 1822 Sovereign, laureate head crowned lightly garnished quartered shieldGeorge IV (1820 30), gold Sovereign, 1822, first laureate head left, B. P. for Benedetto Pistrucci below neck, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, rev. die axis slightly off centre, St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B. P. to upper right of exergue for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, raised WWP on ground line below lance for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, weight 7. 99g