Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. AR Crown. 1658/7. Dies by T. Simon. Bull 240; ESC 10; SCBC 3226. A well struck specimen. Hint of cabinet friction on reverse otherwise with rich dappled cabinet toning and some underlying brilliance. Rare. In NGC encapsulation 2118346-002, graded MS 61.
From the Mildenhall Collection. Ex Spink 98 (16 June 1993), lot 449; Capt. H. E. Paget (Glendining, 25 Sept. 1946), lot 194; E. Yates Collection, purchased by Baldwin 1939; H. Temple (Sotheby, 26 Nov. 1901) lot 55.
A very early strike bearing virtually no trace of the characteristic obverse die flaw.