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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 627

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Siege of Pontefract, Obsidional Shilling, 1648, DVM • SPIRO • SPERO large lettering, crowned large C•R, rev. castle gateway with flag dividing P-C, brandished arm and sword in right field, OBS upwards in left, 5.14g [79.4grns], 12h (Nelson, Fig. 44; Hird 272-274; Brooker 1231; North 2646; Spink 3148), an evidently treasured pocket-piece, well-circulated with a nick to rim at twelve o'clock and dent between cypher, lightly toned, strictly good to fair, but very rare

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1985 - £248


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Sold for
£1,600

Starting price
£320