Triton XVIII, Lot: 1739. Estimate $3000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. Pattern AR Halfcrown. (33mm, 6h). Dies by Simon. Blondeau’s mint, Drury House, London. Dated 1658. OLIVAR · D · G · R · P · ANG · SCO · HIB · &c PRO, laureate and draped bust left / · PAX · QVÆRITVR · BELLO 16 58, crowned coat-of-arms. Lessen I26; ESC 447; North 2746; SCBC 3227A. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58. Deeply toned with shades of iridescent blue.

From the Patrick H. James Collection.