Commonwealth (1649-1660), Halfcrown, 1660

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Commonwealth (1649-60), Halfcrown, 1660, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English as opposed to Latin, mintmark anchor, legend surrounds THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND. Rev, English and Irish…
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Commonwealth (1649-60), Halfcrown, 1660, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English as opposed to Latin, mintmark anchor, legend surrounds THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND. Rev, English and Irish shields conjoined, value II VI above, beaded inner linear circle and legend surrounding, date at top, reads GOD WITH VS, 14.67g (S.3216; ESC.442 : R4, 11-20 examples known).

An extremely rare year for the series, good very fine.

Ex Thames hoard, via Roderick Richardson.

Specification

Period 1649 - 1660
Coin Group

British

Denomination

Halfcrown

Coin Ruler

Commonwealth

Country

England

Coin House

Commonwealth

Metal

Silver

Mint Mark

Anchor

References S.3216; ESC.442 : R4, 11-20 examples known
Weight 14.67 g

Provenance

Ex Thames hoard, via Roderick Richardson.

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