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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 277

Oliver Cromwell, Halfcrown, 1656, open 6´s, laureate, draped bust left, olivar. d g r. p. ang. sco. et. hi &c pro, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned shield of the Protectorate, nine strings to Irish harp, date above, pax. qvaeritvur. bello, edge, +.has.nisi.peritvrvs.mihi.adimat.nemo. (ESC 446 R3; S.3227), very attractively toned, light scratches to left of shield, some friction at centre both sides, otherwise good very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 4,500-5,000PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951Parsons, Glendining 11 May 1954, lot 521

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