397, Lot: 850. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Shilling (28mm, 5.94 g, 6h). Dies by Simon. Blondeau’s mint, Drury House, London. Dated 1658. Laureate and draped bust left / Crowned coat-of-arms. Lessen J28; ESC 1005; North 2745; SCBC 3228. Near VF, toned, faint graffiti under tone on reverse.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.