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Triton XVII Sessions 3 & 4 8 January 2014
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COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Medal (49mm, 42.92 g, 12h). Commemorating the Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658. Of Dutch manufacture. OLIVAR • D • G • RP • ANG • SCO • HIBERNIÆ • PROTECTOR, laureate and armored bust left / NON • DEFITIENT • OLIVA • SEP • 3 • 1658 •, shepherd standing below olive tree, tending to his flock. Van Loon II 420; MI 435/85; Eimer 200. EF, toned, a few minor hairlines under tones. Rare.
From the Jonathan H. Kagan Collection.
The inspiration for this medal was the very rare small medal by Thomas Simon, MI 433/82, worn by mourners at Cromwell's funeral. The reverse alludes to the succession of Cromwell's son, Richard, to the Protectorate.
From the Jonathan H. Kagan Collection.
The inspiration for this medal was the very rare small medal by Thomas Simon, MI 433/82, worn by mourners at Cromwell's funeral. The reverse alludes to the succession of Cromwell's son, Richard, to the Protectorate.