Baldwin & Sons
Auction 108 8 Nov 2022
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Oliver Cromwell (1656-58), Gold Broad of twenty shillings dies by Simon, issued 1656 and minted in Pierre Blondeau's Drury house on the Strand, London. Laureate head left, legend with toothed border surrounding, legend reads OLIVAR DG R PAN G SCO ET HIB & PRO. Rev, crowned quartered shield
of arms of the Protectorate, date either side of crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, reads PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, straight grained edge (S.3225; N.2744; Schneider 367; WR 39 R2; EGC.75; Lessen A.2). Light amber gold tone, fields free from any nicks or contact marks, portrait pleasing with some weakness in the sidelocks of the hair, the usual area to show fade. Rev, superb detail with some hairlines. Graded and encapsulated by NGC as AU 55. Bold good very fine, rare.
NGC certification : 1907201-008.
Ex. St James's Auction 28, 24th June 2014, lot 145.
These twenty Shilling broads represent one of two Gold coins available in the reign of Cromwell, the fifty Shilling piece (Wilson and Rasmussen 38) also by Simon with lettered edges is excessively rare with roughly twelve examples known, there is also a Gold pattern half broad, (Wilson and Rasmussen 40-44, by John S. Tanner and via Dutch dies). There are further pattern Gold specimens available in the Cromwellian era, see p.67-76 of Rasmussen 'English Pattern Trial and Proof coins in Gold: 1547-1968.
of arms of the Protectorate, date either side of crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, reads PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, straight grained edge (S.3225; N.2744; Schneider 367; WR 39 R2; EGC.75; Lessen A.2). Light amber gold tone, fields free from any nicks or contact marks, portrait pleasing with some weakness in the sidelocks of the hair, the usual area to show fade. Rev, superb detail with some hairlines. Graded and encapsulated by NGC as AU 55. Bold good very fine, rare.
NGC certification : 1907201-008.
Ex. St James's Auction 28, 24th June 2014, lot 145.
These twenty Shilling broads represent one of two Gold coins available in the reign of Cromwell, the fifty Shilling piece (Wilson and Rasmussen 38) also by Simon with lettered edges is excessively rare with roughly twelve examples known, there is also a Gold pattern half broad, (Wilson and Rasmussen 40-44, by John S. Tanner and via Dutch dies). There are further pattern Gold specimens available in the Cromwellian era, see p.67-76 of Rasmussen 'English Pattern Trial and Proof coins in Gold: 1547-1968.