Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 2 24 Sep 2019
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Commonwealth (1649-60), silver Crown, 1656, second 6 of date struck over 4, thin date figures, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, .THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND., the last N struck over an inverted N, rev. English and Irish shields, value .V. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, GOD. WITH. VS., weight 30.07g (cf.Bull 13; ESC 9; N.2721; S3214). Toned, almost extremely fine.
This coin does not have the inverted A for V on the reverse as per the Bull entry. The Commonwealth coinage was the only to have legends in English language until the 1953 Crown of Queen Elizabeth had an edge inscription in English.
The total output of silver coins from the 1st December 1653 until the 30th November 1657 a full four year period was £334,929 which averages at £83,732 a year.
Provenance:
Ex A H Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Summer 2014, item BH124.
This coin does not have the inverted A for V on the reverse as per the Bull entry. The Commonwealth coinage was the only to have legends in English language until the 1953 Crown of Queen Elizabeth had an edge inscription in English.
The total output of silver coins from the 1st December 1653 until the 30th November 1657 a full four year period was £334,929 which averages at £83,732 a year.
Provenance:
Ex A H Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Summer 2014, item BH124.