Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 513
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist York, Shilling, Type II, 1643-1644, crowned bust left, with plain armour and mantle, XII behind, rev. square topped shield over long-cross fourchée, EBOR above, 6.02g [92.9grns], 9h, m.m. lion (Brooker 1092; North 2317; Spink 2871), the flan concave on account of the rocker-press production method, otherwise the obverse struck off-centre, nevertheless an unbelievable and splendacious 'Civil War' Shilling, fully mint lustrous with subtle cabinet iridescence in recesses, fantastically choice FDC, an unmissable opportunity for the ultimate connoisseur and without question the finest Carolean Shilling this cataloguer has had the pleasure to handle
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Sold for
£10,500
Starting price
£2800