Commonwealth (1649-60), Shilling, 1651, m.m. sun, 5.57g, shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. conjoined shields of England and Ireland, mark of value xii struck over inverted mark of value iix above (ESC 101 {-} [R4], this coin; N.2724; S.3217), test cut at 10 o'clock to edge, dark tone, very fine and rare.
Provenance:
Baldwins 14, 13-14 October 1997, lot 505, £260
Blackfriars Bridge Hoard, deposited c.1660
Estimate: £400.00 - £500.00