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Auction: 6003 - Ancient, Islamic, English & Foreign Coins & Comm Medals
Lot: 1010

x Oliver Cromwell, Pattern Sixpence, 1658, by an unknown artist working in the Low Countries (referred to as ´The Dutch Copy´ and once thought to be for a Ninepence), struck in silver on a thick flan, 5.76g., laureate, draped bust left, laurel leaf points to P, rev. crowned arms of the Protectorate, date above, edge plain, inverted die axis (ESC.1506 R4), lightly tooled in reverse field, slight die flaws in obverse legend, attractively toned, extremely fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 2,500-3,000

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