England 1658 Gold Pattern Half Crown graded NGC PF 63 CameoĪnother top offering in the sale was a Great Britain 1768 Gold Pattern 2 Guinea graded NGC PF 65★ Cameo (lot 243). The coin shows Oliver Cromwell, whose death in September 1658 was the beginning of the end of the Commonwealth of England, a period of just over a decade when the monarchy was abolished. Only six examples are known of this off-metal strike, according to the auction house. Meanwhile, an England 1658 Gold Pattern Half Crown graded NGC PF 63 Cameo (lot 124) realized CHF 312,000 (about $311,000). The scene is inspired by one involving Lady Una in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem "The Faerie Queene." The obverse of the coin shows the young Queen Victoria, while the reverse displays a figure representing her guiding a lion, a symbol of England. The top lot was a Great Britain 1839 Una and the Lion 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 62 + Cameo (lot 339), which realized CHF 480,000 (about $478,000). Great Britain 1839 Una and the Lion 5 Sovereign graded NGC PF 62+ Cameo SINCONA Auction 75: SINCONA British Collection Part 2 was held May 16, 2022. Presented by renowned Swiss auction house SINCONA, the sale included gold rarities spanning nearly 600 years of history. With a highly prized "Una and the Lion" leading the way, more than 400 rare coins from a phenomenal collection certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company ( NGC) realized CHF 5.8 million (about $5.8 million).
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