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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 383

Oliver Cromwell, Crown, 1658 over 7, Tower, by Thomas Simon, OLIVAR · D · G · R · P · ANG · SCO · HIB &c PRO, laureate and draped bust left, rev. PAX · QVÆRITVR · BELLO, crowned shield of the Protectorate, · HAS · NISI · PERITVRS · MIHI · ADIMAT · NEMO · upwards on edge, 30.04g, 6h (L&S 1; ESC 10; Lessen E12; Bull 240; S.3226), any traces of the die break on the neck have been very skillfully and unobtrusively smoothed over, otherwise residually lustrous and colourfully cabinet toned, a pleasingly bold very fine

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 February 1898 - £4.10.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1898 (P.2605, no. 43215) - "very fine" - £4.10.0



It is interesting that the Numismatic Circular offered seven such examples of Cromwell's Crowns at this time (nos. 43211-43217). Much like every Connoisseur, the careful deliberations that Fuller undertook eventually resulted in his acquisition of a middle-rated example as opposed to the pricier offerings from the Baron de Worms collection at £6.15.0 or the 'magnificent specimen' touted at £8.10.0.


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Sold for
£4,000

Starting price
£5