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The Commonwealth
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(republic 1649-1653, Oliver
Cromwell Lord Protector 1653-1658, Richard Cromwell Lord Protector
1658-1659, Republic 1659-1660)
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M555 - The Commonwealth (Republic
1649-1653), Service Against Six Ships, Naval Award Medal, 1650, by
Thomas Simon, Gilt Nineteenth Century Electrotype with suspension
loop, 2.10g., 53mm, an anchor with the arms of England and Ireland suspended
from it, above: MERUISTI (Thou Hast Merited), rev., in the foreground, a
ship under attack by two frigates, cannons firing, in the distance four
other ships, SERVICE DON AGAINST SIX SHIPS JVLY XXXI & AVGVST Y I 1650, (cf
MI I, 390,11), extremely fine, a good antique copy of this extremely rare
and important medal, with an early A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of the
founder A. H. Baldwin (1858-1936). $495
This medal was ordered by the Commonwealth
Council of State and Admiralty, to be awarded to 13 officers and seaman who
took part in a naval action against ships of the parliamentary fleet that
had gone over to the Royalist cause. The action depicted on the reverse is
that of HMS Antelope being destroyed in neutral Dutch waters.
Amongst the earliest British War Medals
and one of the few medals struck by order of the republican government of
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H5302 - Commonwealth
(1649-1660), Penny, 0.47g., 14mm, St. George's cross on a shield within a wreath,
rev., the arms of England and Ireland, value mark •I• above,
(N. 2729; S.3222), good very fine or better, toned. $195
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H5232 - Commonwealth
(1649-1660), Shilling, 5.68g., 30mm, 1653, m.m. Sun, St. George's cross on a
shield within a wreath, stops at mintmark, THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, rev., the arms
of England and Ireland, value mark •XII• above, 1656 GOD WITH VS (ESC
995B; N.
2724; S.3214), broad full flan, very fine, toned.
$995
NOW $795
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H5219 - Commonwealth
(1649-1660), Contemporary Forgery, Silver Plated Halfcrown, 12.21g., 36mm,
1659?, m.m. Anchor (period of issue under Richard Cromwell), St. George's cross on a
shield within a wreath, THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, rev., the arms
of England and Ireland, value mark •II VII• above, 165[9] GOD WITH VS (N.
2724; S.3214), flan has been cut into on edge between 12 and 2 o'lcok to
expose base metal core, a rare and interesting contemporary forgery,
intended to pass as legal tender of an extremely rare coin, good very fine.
$795
NOW $595
Ex Patrick Finn Fixed
Price List, June 1995, #G390 (ticket included). |
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H5167 -
Commonwealth
(1649-1660), Halfgroat, 0.88g., 16mm, St. George's cross on a shield within a
wreath, rev., the arms of England and Ireland, value mark •II•
above, (N. 2728; S.3221), good very fine, toned. $295 |
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H5166 - Commonwealth
(1649-1660), Halfpenny, 0.25g., 9mm, St. George's cross on a shield within a wreath,
rev., the arms of England and Ireland,
(N. 2730; S.3223), toned, almost extremely fine.
$175 |
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H5139 -
Commonwealth
(1649-1660), Halfgroat, 0.85g., 16mm, St. George's cross on a shield within a
wreath, rev., the arms of England and Ireland, value mark •II•
above, (N. 2728; S.3221), almost very fine, toned. $175 |
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