Auction: 25124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 43: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 175
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Five-Shilling Piece, Quarter-Unite or Gold Crown, 1653, Tower (London), (m.m.) THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, no stops, shield of England in wreath of laurel and palm, rev. • GOD • WITH • VS •, value over shields of England and Ireland in beaded circle, 2.16g [33.33grns], 4h, i.m. sun [obverse only] (Bull 66 [R2]; North 2719; S.3212), softness to tops of devices, otherwise with golden toned across a broad flan, strictly very fine, but very seldom encountered
Provenance
From the Kelvin Brosz Collection
L Bennett, by private treaty (ref. 1223-7111), January 2024 - £6,000
Heritage, Long Beach Signature Sale 3057, 7 September 2017, lot 30960 - wherein previously encapsulated NGC VF35 (Cert. #4241461-018)
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Sold for
£5,200
Starting price
£1400