CNG 90, Lot: 2635. Estimate $5000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Crown (39mm, 30.07 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1658/7. OLIVAR · D · G · R · P · ANG · SCO · HIB &c PRO, laureate and draped bust left / PAX · QVÆRITVR · BELLO, crowned garnished coat-of-arms; 16 58/7 above. Lessen E12; ESC 10; North 2745; SCBC 3226. VF, toned.
From the Ian Gordon Collection (purchased from KJC Coins). Ex H. Whitely Collection (Glendining, 11 April 1956), lot 217 (where it realized £16).