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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 369

Commonwealth (1649-1660), Contemporary Forgery of Halfcrown, "1658", in the style of Tower, (m.m) • THE • COMMONW[EA]LTH • OF ENGLAND • English shield within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • 1658 • GOD • WITH • VS, • II • VI • above conjoined shields of England and Ireland, 10.755g 4h, m.m. anchor (cf. ESC 441; cf. Bull 60; cf. North 2723; cf. S.3216), chipped and ragged in strike exposing the copper core, the mark of value blundered, otherwise of confident and competent style, largely fine or slightly better, the original coin very rare

Provenance

The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins


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