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Auction: 11009 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins& Com Medals
Lot: 755

Commonwealth, Unite, 9.03g, 1656, m.m. sun, shield within wreath, rev. conjoined shields (Schneider II 344; N.2715; S.3208), a most attractive example centrally struck on a full round flan with a pleasing orange-red tone, extremely fine / good extremely fine, rare Estimate £ 10,000-12,000 provenance ex Dr E Carter collection, bt. by Baldwin, 1950 The 1656 Commonwealth Unite is rare, possibly because supplies of gold in this year were used to coin Cromwell Broads.

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