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Charles I 1625-1649 AD
They are all hand struck on handmade planchets. On one side is a portrait of King Charles I and on the other is his coat of Arms.
Obverse: Crowned and bearded bust of Charles I left, XII behind head, vertical anchor mm CAROLVS D G MA BR FR ET HI REX Reverse: Shield with cross on it, quartering arms, horizontal anchor mm CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Shilling / siege money from Newark besieged 1646. Lozenge shaped coin.
Obverse ("heads" side): Large crown between C R, below XII. Reverse: OBS NEWARK 1646.
Money from the English Civil War (1642-1649). This ‘siege money’ or ‘money of necessity’ was used to pay garrisons in some of the Royalist towns besieged during the Civil War. the unusual circumstances surrounding the striking of this money, with limited resources to hand in the besieged towns, although in the case of these Newark examples, the engraving is competent and the weights correspond with contemporary coin standards.
They are all hand struck on handmade planchets. On one side is a portrait of King Charles I and on the other is his coat of Arms.
Obverse: Crowned and bearded bust of Charles I left, XII behind head, vertical anchor mm CAROLVS D G MA BR FR ET HI REX Reverse: Shield with cross on it, quartering arms, horizontal anchor mm CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Shilling / siege money from Newark besieged 1646. Lozenge shaped coin.
Obverse ("heads" side): Large crown between C R, below XII. Reverse: OBS NEWARK 1646.
Money from the English Civil War (1642-1649). This ‘siege money’ or ‘money of necessity’ was used to pay garrisons in some of the Royalist towns besieged during the Civil War. the unusual circumstances surrounding the striking of this money, with limited resources to hand in the besieged towns, although in the case of these Newark examples, the engraving is competent and the weights correspond with contemporary coin standards.
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Civil War issues, Pontefract besieged, 1648-1649 in the name of Charles II - Struck after the execution of Charles I, January 30 - March 1649, in name of Charles II, castle with cannon protruding to right, flag flying above dividing PC (Pontefract Castle), to left OBS, carolvs:secvundvs:1648, letter N inverted, rev. DVM:SPIRO:SPERO, crowned CR, 4.49g Estimated Value £12,000
Coarse work bust in plain armour, rev. oval garnished shield with EBOR below, mm. lion, - Hammered Silver, House of Stuart - Estimated Value £525 (2018)
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