4th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
♦The Commonwealth, Hammered Shilling 1656, mm sun, obv. ‘THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND’ around St George’s shield enclosed within laurel & palm fronds, rev. ‘GOD WITH VS’ around beaded circle enclosing conjoined St George’s & Irish shields, value XII above, S.3217, ESC 158, second 6 of date double struck, minor edge imperfections o/wise well struck AVF.
Sold for £380
Estimated at £180 - £250
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 4th May, 2022
To include a wide selection of early and late hammered coinage, including Anglo-Saxon and medieval examples, and milled coinage from the reign of Elizabeth I onwards.
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Tuesday 3 May 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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