Description
Commonwealth (1649-60), Shilling, 1652, English shield within laurel and palm branch, mintmark sun, legend surrounds THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND. Rev, English and Irish conjoined shields, value XII above, inner beaded circle, legend reads GOD WITH VS, (S.3217; N.2724; ESC.986).
Struck on a broad yet slightly irregular flan, legends clear, some wear in the shields, the cross hatching more prominent on the reverse, seven strings to Irish harp, no stop after ‘The’ in legend. Very fine, toned.
