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Description: | A likely contemporary forgery of a silver halfcrown of the English Commonwealth 1649-1660, dated 1653. Sun initial mark. North N2722. Minted at London.Obv.:Shield of St.George within wreath formed of a paldn and laurel branch. Leg.:'.+.THE.COMMONWEALTH.OF.EENNGLAND' . Rev.: Conjoined shields of St. George and Ireland with mark of value, 'II. VI' above. Leg.: '1653.GOODD.WITH.VS.'The coin has been poorly struck especially obvious on the left side of the Obverse around 9 o'clock where ghost and duplicate letters are present due to some issue with the die or double/partial double striking. There are some scars around the circumference showing a copper-alloy core, indicating its identity as a forgery.Measurements: 37.21mm in diameter, 2.14mm thick and 13.72g in weight.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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