Oliver Cromwell, Shilling, 1658, by Thomas Simon, OLIVAR • D • G • R • P • ANG • SCO • HIB &c PRO, laureate and draped bust left, rev. PAX • QVÆRITVR • BELLO, crowned arms, edge milled, 4.87g, 6h (Bull 254; ESC 1005; Spink 3228), previously wiped and the edges smoothed, some minor scratches to the obverse field, nevertheless with a pleasing grey tone, near very fine, and ever popular amongst numismatists.
Estimate: £800 - £1200