Charles II, Pontefract Besieged, octagonal shilling, 1648, obv., crowned legend HANC: DE/VS: DEDIT 1648, CAROLs: II: D: G: MAG: B. F: ET: H: REX around, rev., POST: MORTEM: PATRIS: PRO: FILIO, castle gateway, OBS to left, P-C above with cannon protruding from right turret, 5.79g / 89.3gr.(Hird 282-3; Brooker 1235; N. 2649; S. 3151), good extremely fine, well struck and deeply toned, one of the finest examples known Provenance: Spink’s Numismatic Circular, October 1910 (79778), Spink’s Numismatic Circular, September-October 1916 (44986), Spink’s Numismatic Circular, November 1918 (67486).

Estimate: GBP 6000 - 8000