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Auction: 24004 - British and World Coins and Medals Spring Auction
Lot: 141

Oliver Cromwell, Pattern Broad, 1656, by Thomas Simon, OLIVAR • D • G • R P • ANG • SCO • ET • HIB & PRO •, laureate head left, rev. PAX • QVÆRITVR • BELLO • 16 56 •, crowned shield, edge straight milled, 9.18g [141.7grns], 6h (Lessen A2; Schneider II, 367; W&R 39; Stratos 72; Spink 3225), with rose-gold metal suspension loop soldered to edge at 12 o'clock, the fields somewhat sweated and probably re-gilded, otherwise struck details bolder than very fine, an affordable type example of this coveted British numismatic cabinet centerpiece

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Sold for
£7,500

Starting price
£1200