British, Irish and Scottish Coins

Commonwealth (1649-1660), 1659, mm. anchor on obv. only, 2.78g/11h (ESC 1496; N 2727; S 3220). Reverse from a cracked die, fine, extremely rare £2,000-2,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Collection of Sixpences formed by the late Alfred Bole.

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Provenance: R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 2613 (part); H.K. Hepburn-Wright Collection; H.E. Manville Collection, Spink Auction 154, 12 July 2001, lot 55 [from Spink October 1965]