Victoria 1880 Sovereign, 2nd 8 over 7, WW buried, long tail, weak small BP pleasant and scarce

pleasant and scarce

legend in Latin commences lower left

one of the finest of this series

Pompeius Rufus facing right

otherwise pleasing extremely fine

Victoria 1880 Sovereign, 2nd 8 over 7, WW buried, long tail, weak small BP pleasant and scarceVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1880, second 8 over 7 in date, first young filleted head left of the third style, WW buried in truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. St George and dragon right, long tail to horse, one extra spur of hair in upper left curve, date in exergue, small B P initials to upper right, only the P visible, weight 7. 94g (Bentley 315; Marsh