Watch List notes:

COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. Pattern AV Broad (28.5mm, 9.06 g, 6h). Dies by Simon. Blondeau's mint, Drury House, London. Dated 1656. OLIVAR · D · G · R · P · ANG · SCO · HIB · &c PRO ·, laureate and draped bust left / · PAX · QVÆRITVR · BELLO · 16 56, crowned coat-of-arms. Lessen A2; W&R 39; Schneider 367; North 2744; SCBC 3225. In NGC encapsulation graded AU Details, engraved.


From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Alfred R. Globus Collction (Stack's, 7 March 2006), lot 86.