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Undated British Evasion Halfpenny. Cobwright G.1240/E.0010, Atkins 379.

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Undated British Evasion Halfpenny. Cobwright G.1240/E.0010, Atkins 379.
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Undated British Evasion Halfpenny. Cobwright G.1240/E.0010, Atkins 379.Obverse legend GULIELMUS SHAKESPEAR, reverse legend ENGLANDS GLORY, the last word where the date would normally be. 106.2 grains. Very Fine, a circulated example of this common, but popular variety. The obverse bust looks nothing like any illustration of The Bard, and actually looks more like Oliver Cromwell, dressed as a Roman emperor! The reverse has a seated Britannia figure, though facing the opposite direction than expected, her right arm holding a large medal, her left arm ending in a hook (arrgh, there be pirates), holding what appears to be one of a pair of balance scales. Medium brown, light marks but not bad, the reverse showing clear clashmarks from this obverse die, the only one it was paired with.