Auction: 25007 - … British and World Coins and Medals featuring The Oriole Collection of Gold and Silver English Coins
Lot: 309
Cromwell, as Lord Protector (1653-1658), Shilling, 1658, Drury House (London),OLIVAR • D • G • R P • ANG • SCO • ET • HIB &c PRO, laureate and draped bust left, rev. PAX • QVÆRITVR • BELLO, crowned shield of the Protectorate, edge milled, 5.91g, 6h (Lessen J28; ESC 1005; Bull 254; S.3228), area of cleaning to reverse and with hairline scratches, usual die flawing removed before portrait, with a mostly uniform and dark tone, strict very fine
Provenance
Andrew Howitt [History in Coins], by private treaty, February 2011
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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,500
Starting price
£700