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XVII: Copies of Cromwell Coins, Sixpence (or Ninepence), 1658, laureate bust left, liberty cap and anchor below, rev. crowned shield, i-x at sides, edge plain, 5.37g/83.1gr/6h (Lessen, SNC December 2006, p.327, this coin; cf. ESC 260ff [1504ff]; cf. N 2748; cf. S 3229; cf. St James's 35, 52). An 18th century cast after the Dutch copy, good fine, very rare £600-£800
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Provenance: Bt Baldwin 1978.
Several interesting additions were made to the mould for this cast. They are a 'Liberty cap and anchor' under the bust, while the reverse has 'IX' for ninepence in the field. Because of the obverse symbols, this concoction is most likely to have been sponsored by the republican Thomas Hollis (1720-74), who employed Kirk, Yeo and Pingo on various projects. See Francis Blackburne, Memoirs of Thomas Hollis, 1780
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Provenance: Bt Baldwin 1978.
Several interesting additions were made to the mould for this cast. They are a 'Liberty cap and anchor' under the bust, while the reverse has 'IX' for ninepence in the field. Because of the obverse symbols, this concoction is most likely to have been sponsored by the republican Thomas Hollis (1720-74), who employed Kirk, Yeo and Pingo on various projects. See Francis Blackburne, Memoirs of Thomas Hollis, 1780