Two Choice Cromwell Shilings

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 1347. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Shilling (5.99 g, 6h). Dies engraved by Thomas Simon. Blondeau's, Drury House, London mint. Dated 1658. OLIVAR • D • G • R P • ANG • SCO • HIB & PRO, laureate and draped bust left / PAX • QVÆ RITVR • BELLO 1658, crowned Commonwealth coat-of-arms. Lessen J28; ESC 1005; North 2745; SCBC 3228. Superb EF, dark iridescent toning with reflective surfaces.

From the Peter J. Laux Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions V (9 December 1988), lot 586.