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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 278

Oliver Cromwell, Halfcrown, 1658, closed 6, laureate, draped bust left, olivar. d g r. p. ang. sco. et. hib &c pro, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned shield of the Protectorate, seven strings to Irish harp, date above, pax. qvaeritvur. bello, edge, +.has.nisi.peritvrvs.mihi.adimat.nemo. (ESC 447; S.3227A), attractively toned, extremely fine, reverse a little stronger Estimate £ 3,000-3,500

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