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Auction: 11023 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 263

x Charles I, Civil War coinages, Pontefract besieged, 1648-49, octagonal Shilling, 4.31g, in the name of Charles II after the execution of Charles I, February-March 1649, dated 1648, octagonal shaped flan, castle gateway, cannon protruding to right, flag flying from tower above dividing pc, obs to left, carolvs: secvndvs: 1648, inverted ns, rev. dvm: spiro: spero, large crown over c·r (Brooker 1234; N.2648; S.3150), toned, good fine, pleasing, an historically interesting piece, rare Estimate £ 3,000-4,000

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