A gold Angel coin from the reign of Henry VIII was part of a big horde found in the garden of house in the New Forest, Hampshire in 2020. Sixty-nine gold and one silver coins were found: four kings, two queens and one cardinal across five denominations dating from the early Tudor period. [2400×1197]

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**Description**

**Henry VIII, 1509-1544.**

> AV Angel, 1st coinage, London, im: castle. Struck 1509-c.1513.
St. Michael, spearing dragon, crosslet ends to spear, two saltires by nimbus, HENRIC?. V.i.i.j?. DI’. GRA’. REX. AGL’. Z. F’, rev. PER: CRVCE’. TVA’. SALVA: NOS: XPE’: REDET’, ship bearing royal arms, cross on mast above, dividing H and rose, saltire stops both sides. 5.17 g.

> Whitton (ii) 1; N.1760; S.2265.

> Part of obverse legend not fully struck up otherwise with excellent detail to Angel. EF.

> NGC MS 63

> From the New Forest Hoard, found 2020. Treasure no. 2020 T333 / PAS HAMP-EC901C-47

> The initial marks castle and ‘castle with H’ found on the earliest Angels of Henry VIII was believed by Evans and Whitton to refer to Castile. A dynastic union with Spain had been achieved with Henry’s marriage to Katherine of Aragon in 1509. Katherine was the daughter of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile.

https://www.biddr.com/auctions/nac/browse?a=6300&l=7770184

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**The New Forest Hoard & other important properties**

> The New Forest Hoard, miraculously discovered by a couple in their garden in Hampshire in 2020, comprises 69 gold coins and one silver. Four kings, two queens and one cardinal are represented across five different denominations which date from the 1420s to the late 1530s. This spectacular find is the only complete and fully documented gold coin hoard from the early Tudor period to come to auction. Also in this sale are several other choice and rare pieces including a fine selection of Celtic coinage, an Agnus Dei type Penny of Aethelred the Unready and a unique Penny of Matilda. The sale concludes with a run of British, Russian and American gold.

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News Article:

**Tudor coins found in garden to be sold at auction**

> Tudor coins worth at least £230,000 found by a Hampshire couple while weeding their back garden are set to be sold at auction.

> The couple found the “strange circular discs” buried in clay soil while adjusting fence posts at their home in Milford on Sea during lockdown on 6 April 2020.

> Their teenage son washed them and realised they were gold and silver coins dating back to when Henry VIII was married to his third wife Jane Seymour in the 1530s.

> Auctioneer David Guest said the 70 coins will now be sold at auction in Zurich, Switzerland, on 5 November.

> The money will go to the couple, who wish to remain anonymous.

> Some of the 70 coins date back to the reign of King Henry VI in the 1420s, but most are from the 1530s.

> Some also bear the initials of two of Henry VIII’s wives, Catherine of Aragon and Jane Seymour.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jq6zd2jn5o (Image Source: David Guest Numismatics)

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