Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2017 NYINC Auction 12-14 January 2017
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GREAT BRITAIN. Pattern Half Broad Struck in Silver, Dated 1656 (1738). Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector (1653-58). NGC MS-62. Sole Certified Example.
Sole Certified Example. S-unlisted; cf.KM-PnA26; North-pg. 208, i; Wilson & Rasmussen-42 var. EXTREMELY RARE. Off metal strike in silver. Plain edge. Obverse die by the Dutch, Reverse die by John S. Tanner, struck at the Royal Mint in London circa 1738. "OLIVAR D G RP ANG SCO HIB PRO" Laureate bust of Oliver Cromwell facing right; Reverse: "PAX QUAERITUR BELLO" (Peace is sought through war) Crowned shield of the Protectorate, lion at center, date above. Produced with an obverse die that was created by the Dutch, noted as missing the "&" in the obverse legend and paired with a reverse die produced by John S. Tanner, an engraver at the Royal Mint and instrumental in the 1738 re-issuance of the Cromwell portraiture coinage. The same dies used to strike the preceding lot, though much earlier, with the die breaks not as prevalent. The obverse features a gunmetal tone amongst the legend and surrounding the stern portraiture, while the reverse is a softer dove gray with hints of apple red hiding away in the nooks of the shield design. The sole certified example. From a current population speculated to be in the single digits. NGC MS-62.
From the Michael Druck Collection.
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00
Sole Certified Example. S-unlisted; cf.KM-PnA26; North-pg. 208, i; Wilson & Rasmussen-42 var. EXTREMELY RARE. Off metal strike in silver. Plain edge. Obverse die by the Dutch, Reverse die by John S. Tanner, struck at the Royal Mint in London circa 1738. "OLIVAR D G RP ANG SCO HIB PRO" Laureate bust of Oliver Cromwell facing right; Reverse: "PAX QUAERITUR BELLO" (Peace is sought through war) Crowned shield of the Protectorate, lion at center, date above. Produced with an obverse die that was created by the Dutch, noted as missing the "&" in the obverse legend and paired with a reverse die produced by John S. Tanner, an engraver at the Royal Mint and instrumental in the 1738 re-issuance of the Cromwell portraiture coinage. The same dies used to strike the preceding lot, though much earlier, with the die breaks not as prevalent. The obverse features a gunmetal tone amongst the legend and surrounding the stern portraiture, while the reverse is a softer dove gray with hints of apple red hiding away in the nooks of the shield design. The sole certified example. From a current population speculated to be in the single digits. NGC MS-62.
From the Michael Druck Collection.
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00