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Auction: 25007 - … British and World Coins and Medals featuring The Oriole Collection of Gold and Silver English Coins
Lot: 292

Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Third Siege of Pontefract (June 1648 - March 1649), 'Octagonal' 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, 4.20g [64.81grns], 12h (Nelson, Fig. 44; Hird 272-274; Brooker 1231 [same dies]; North 2646; S.3148), some old scratches to fields and subsequently rubbed, otherwise with a uniform grey tone, fine or marginally bolder, scarce

Provenance

Lockdales, 27 March 2011, lot 509 [via A Howitt, April 2011]


Christie's, 23 January 1968, lot 156

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Estimate
£1,400 to £2,000

Starting price
£1200