拍品描述： 1649年英联邦克朗 近未流通

Commonwealth (1649-1660), Crown, 1649, m.m. sun, • the • commonwealth • of • england •, shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • god • with • vs • 1649 •, conjoined shields of England and Ireland, mark of value above, 29.70g {458.3grns}, 11h (ESC 1 {1} [R4]; Tisbury, lot 820, same dies; N.2721; S.3214), an overt dig below obverse shield with further traces of stress marks and double-striking across an otherwise spectacularly broad and well toned flan, a pleasing very fine, with spots of red wax in recesses, only fourteen specimens traced for this extremely rare first date of issue, five being in museums, rendering this example one of the finest available to commerceHepburn-Wright, Thorpe, Morrieson, Bliss, Moon and Duke of Beaufort collections