North Yorkshire Moors Collection, Part IV: Coins and Medals

XIV: Seals by Simon, Great Seal of Richard Cromwell, 1659, a cast bronze uniface Counterseal (reverse), Oliver Cromwell left on horseback, view of London below, arms in field behind, richardvs dei gra reipvblici angliæ scotiæ et hiberniæ &c protector, 140mm, 225.64g (Vertue xxiii; Birch 607). Hollow reverse, better than very fine, a handsome object £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: R. Stucker Collection, Bourgey Auction (Paris), 21 November 1977, lot 78.

The name has been altered from Oliver’s Seal, but not the effigy