Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1790. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Shilling (5.99 gm, 6h). Dies engraved by Thomas Simon. Blondeau's, Drury House, London mint. Dated 1658. OLIVAR•D•G•R P• ANG•SCO•ET•HIB &C PRO, laureate bust left / PAX•QVÆRITVR•BELLO16-58, crowned coat-of-arms of the Protectorate. Lessen J28; North 2745; ESC 1005; SCBC 3228; KM A207. EF, tiny dig under bust, attractive iridescent toning, some residue from an old cleaning. ($1500)