Summary
Silver octagonal-shaped seige coin; Denomination: Shilling
Struck in the town of Pontefract
Charles I (1625-1649)
A shiling is a 12 pence coin
Obverse Description
Crown above the letters CR; around, DVM SPIRO SPERO (translation: while I live I hope)
Reverse Description
Castle from right turret of which an arm holding a vertical sword; at left, OBS; above divided by centre turret, PC; below, 1648
Edge Description
plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 May 1976
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Acknowledgement
Purchased, Felton Bequest, 1929
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Date Issued
1648 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
29 mm (Length), 29 mm (Width), 5.146 g (Weight)
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Shape
Octagonal
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References
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., North 2646 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., Spink 3148 Pages