Cromwell, Pattern Broad, 1656

Cromwell, as Lord Protector (1653-1658), Pattern Broad, 1656, by Thomas Simon, OLIVAR • D • G • R • P • ANG • SCO • ET • HIB &c PRO • laureate and draped bust left, with berries in wreath, rev. 56 • PAX • QVÆRITVR • BELLO • 16 crowned and garnished shield of the Protectorate, edge straight grained, 9.026g, 6h (W&R 39; Schneider II, 367; North 2744; S.3225) surfaces lightly brushed and bright, otherwise a pleasingly bold very fine, and thus a covetable example of this impressive British numismatic cabinet centrepiece PROVENANCE From the Paternoster Collection SCMB, February 1984, GG24*