Auction: 25007 - … British and World Coins and Medals featuring The Oriole Collection of Gold and Silver English Coins
Lot: 295
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Halfcrown, 1656, Tower, (i.m.) • THE COMMONWEALTH • OF • ENGLAND, shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • 1656 • GOD • WITH • VS, conjoined shields of England and Ireland, value above, 15.05g [232.25grns], 7h, i.m. sun [on obverse only] (ESC 437E; Bull 52; North 2722; S.3215), no stop after THE and last 6 in date repunched, softly struck to peripheries, otherwise richly toned and with lustre, good very fine
Provenance
The Hope Collection of English Halfcrowns
SCMB, May 1970, DC65 - "a really good VF, toned" - £70*
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Estimate
£300 to £400
Starting price
£200