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LOT 2856

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111


English Milled Coins - Oliver Cromwell - AR Crown Forgery 20th century A.D. or earlier

Obv: laureate draped bust facing left with OLIVAR D G R P ANG SCO HIB &c PRO legend. Rev: crowned quartered shield of the Protectorate, 1658 above and legend PAX QVAERITVR BELLO ('Peace is sought through war'), an imitation or forgery removed from jewellery, perhaps a cast. 27.92 grams, 38 mm.

Very fine.

PROVENANCE:
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

LITERATURE:
For host coin: S.3226; ESC-10; Dav-3773.

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