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Auction: 22004 - The Jean-Marie Vanmeerbeeck and Simon English Esq. Collections of English Hammered and Milled Coins
Lot: 193

The Lost Collection of Simon English Esq. | Commonwealth (1649-1660), Gold Crown, 1651, Tower, THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, 'G over O', no stops on obverse, English shield within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • 1651 • GOD • WITH • VS, large V over small v, conjoined shields of England and Ireland, 2.29g [35.4grns], 11h, m.m. sun (AHH Virtual 254 this coin; Schneider II, 359 same dies; EGC 63; North 2719; Spink 3212), trivial doubling to reverse peripheries and a trace of metal flawing below Maid of Erin, otherwise a magnolious and arresting Commonwealth gem, sumptuously cabinet toned with underlying mint brilliance, extremely fine and very rare, especially in this condition

Provenance
The Lost Collection of Simon English Esq.
Alderman Hird, collection part-offered by private treaty at Spink, 6 June 1962 - EF+ - £110.0.0

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Sold for
£13,000

Starting price
£5000