247, Lot: 779. Estimate $1500. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Shilling (31mm, 5.75 g, 5h). Tower mint; im: anchor. Dated 1660. · THE · COMMONWEALTH · OF · ENGLAND ·, English coat-of-arms within wreath of palm and laurel branches / · GOD · WITH · [V]S · 1660, coat-of-arms bearing St. George's Cross and Irish harp; ·XII· (denomination) above. ESC 1001; North 2725; SCBC 3218. Good Fine, struck on a broad, round flan. Very rare. The last date of issue for the Commonwealth.