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AWonderful Example of the Oliver Cromwell Silver Halfcrown
Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), silver Halfcrown, 1658. Laureate and draped bust left, abbreviated Latin legend
and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D.G.R.P. ANG. SCO. ET. HIB &c PRO, Rev. crowned quar-
tered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date above, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, PAX
QVÆRITVR BELLO, edge inscribed in raised letters, +.HAS. NISI. PERITVRVS. MIHI. ADIMAT.
NEMO. weight 15.07g (N 2746; Bull 252; ESC 447; S 3227A; KM B207). Attractively toned, with mint
bloom and underlying brilliance, one hairline on neck, in PCGS holder graded MS 62, Pop 3; only 2 graded
finer at PCGS, 1 in MS-63, 1 in MS-64, and highly desirable.
$10,000
Ex Spink Coin Auction, 6th October 2004, lot 588.
PCGS certification 34313123. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as “Oliver by the Grace of God,
Protector of the Republic of England, Scotland and Ireland,” and on the reverse “Peace is sought
by war,” and additionally on the edge “Let no one remove these from me under penalty of death.”