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Auction: 8019 - Ancient, English, Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 901

Charles I, Civil War issues, Pontefract besieged, 1648-1649, octagonal Shilling, 5.54g, 1648/9, in name of Charles II, after execution of Charles I, February-March 1649, carolvs ii d g mag b f et h rex, large crown above hanc devs dedit 1648 in three lines, rev. castle gate, flag above dividing pc, obs to left, protruding cannon to right, post mortem patris pro filio (N.2649; S.3151), an exceptional example, extremely fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 provenance Glendining, 11 December 1968, lot 310

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