COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. Cast AR Medal (38mm, 12.03 g, 12h). After T. Simon. OLIVERVS · DEI · GRA : REIPVB : ANGLIÆ · SCO : ET · HIB & PROTECTOR, draped and armored bust left / PAX · QVÆRITVR · BELLO ·, garnished coat-of-arms held by lion in background. MI 409/45; Eimer 188b. Iridescent toning, chasing and tooling. VF. A popular medal.
From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.