Commonwealth (1649-60), silver Crown, 1656, second 6 of date struck over 4, thin date figures, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, .THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND., the last N struck over an inverted N, rev. English and Irish shields, value .V. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, GOD. WITH. VS., 30.07g (cf. Bull 13; ESC 9; N.2721; S.3214). Toned, almost extremely fine.

This coin does not have the inverted A for V on the reverse as per the Bull entry. The Commonwealth coinage was the only to have legends in English language until the 1953 Crown of Queen Elizabeth had an edge inscription in English.

Provenance:
Ex Baldwin’s Fixed Price List, Summer 2014, item BH124.

Estimate: £ 9500 - 11500