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Description
Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the Interregnum of 1649-1660 AD, time of Oliver Cromwell, as Lord Protector, Silver Crown (30.25g, 43mm), 1653, Royal mint London. Obverse: Kite-shaped Escutcheon charged with the Cross of Saint George within an untied wreath of laurel and palm, initial mark ‘sun’ above, legend surrounds, “· THE · COMMONWEALTH · OF · ENGLAND ·”. Reverse: Conjoined kite-shaped Escutcheons of the Armorial of the Kingdom of Ireland on the right and the left charged with the Cross of Saint George, mark of value “·V·” above, all within inner beaded border, date above, legend surrounds, “· GOD · WITH · VS ·”. Bull-240; S-3226. Certified and graded by NGC as Almost Uncirculated 58. A dazzling piece awash with a monochromatic grey supplemented with some lighter blueish shades hugging the devices, noteworthy detail through the well-struck central devices, a handsome piece that certainly feels under-graded.
