£180
Commonwealth shilling 1652. Possible contemporary counterfeit. Silver, 30mm, 3.32g. Obv: English shield within laurel and palm branch, mintmark sun, legend surrounds +THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND. Rev: English and Irish conjoined shields, value XII above, +GOD WITH VS. Ref: S.3217; N.2724; ESC.986.
Low weight. Suggests a plated contemporary forgery.
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