Oliver Cromwell Half Crown

Coin Collecting Reviews - The Oliver Cromwell Half Crown.

Struck in gold with bust and practically as struck this Oliver Cromwell Half-Crown is one of the great numismatic rarities.

The Reverse with  crowned shield of arms (S.3227A; ESC.447A; W&R.46)

ex-Bridgewater House Collection, 15 June 1972.

Prior to the sale of the Bridgewater House collection, only one piece was known, which was held in a private coin collection.

Two further examples appeared in the Bridgewater House collection, with  one offered for sale in 2009 being the finer of the two.

Auction estimate May 2009 for the Oliver Cromwell Half Crown - £70,000 to £80,000 (GBP).

Oliver Cromwell (25 Apr 1599 – 3 Sept 1658 )

Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

He was one of the commanders of the New Model Army which defeated the royalists in the English Civil War.

After the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England, conquered Ireland and Scotland and ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658.... more about Oliver Cromwell.

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