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Auction: 23051 - English Milled and Hammered Coins and Artefacts
Lot: 1142

Charles I (executed 30 January 1649), in the name of Charles II, Civil War Issues, Third Siege of Pontefract (June 1648 - March 1649), Obsidional Shilling, 1648, DVM : SPIRO : SPERO, crowned cypher, rev. CAROLVS : SECVNDVS : 1648, castle gateway, standard diving P-C, OBS: in left field, cannon in right, 4.21g, 12h (Nelson 47; Hird 279-281 same dies; Brooker 1234 same dies; North 2648; Spink 3150), evidence of die clashing, otherwise attractively cabinet toned, a pleasing very fine, rare and an iconic final issue of this brutal internecine conflict

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Sold for
£6,000

Starting price
£2000