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Popular 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. (N 2746; Bull 252; ESC 447; S 3227A; KM B207). Attractively toned, with underlying brilliance,
in PCGS holder graded AU 53.
$5,500
PCGS certification 34313124. 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,” a direct reference to the crime of clipping the edges of coins, which was
prevalent on hammered coins of the time.
Popular Oliver Cromwell silver Shilling
Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), silver Shilling, 1658. Laureate and draped bust left, raised die flaw at top of
forehead, legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D.G.R.P. ANG. SCO. HIB &c PRO, Rev.
crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date above, PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO (Bull 254;
ESC 1005; S 3228; KM A207). Toned, in PCGS holder graded EF 45.
$4,000
Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, Winter 2007 list 14, item 98.
PCGS certification 34313125. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as “Oliver by the Grace of God, Protector of the Repub-
lic of England, Scotland and Ireland,” and on the reverse “Peace is sought by war.”