Description
Charles I, King of England 1625-1649 AD, Silver Shilling dated 1645, Newark Siege Coinage 1645-1646. Obverse: Royal Crown flanked by “C” and “R”, denomination “XII” below (“C R” = “CAROLVS REX” = “King Charles”). Reverse: Legend in three lines, “OBS: NEWARK 1645” (“Obsidium or Obsessum Newark” = “Newark Besieged”). Spink-3143. About Very Fine to Very Fine