Charles I, Newark Besieged, shilling, 1646, struck from a piece of silver plate with gothic 'a' hallmark (for 1638) clearly visible at edge of obverse, 6.12g / 94.4 gr (cf. Hird 255 et seq.; Jessop Group IV, this piece illustrated as fig. 3(a); Brooker 1225; N. 2640; S. 3143), obverse off-centre and with score mark at upper right edge, good very fine Provenance: Spink’s Numismatic Circular, February 1937 (58685); Capt. R.D. Wills, Glendining, 6 December 1938, lot 570.

Estimate: GBP 2500 - 3500