M & H
1645 Charles I Newark Shilling - S.3142
£4,750
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark Besieged, Lozenge shaped Shilling, 1645, Large crown; C R flanking; XII below, rev. OBS / NEWARKE / 1645 (Hird 252-3; Brooker 1224, same dies; N. 2640; S. 3142)
A breathtaking and truly exceptional example, without question the finest example we have seen or handled, they really dont come any better than this. Deeply toned with brilliance and lustre, this iconic coin of the English civil war is in Mint condition and very rare this well made. An icon of the English Civil War !