WORLD COINS, GREAT BRITAIN, Charles I (1625-1649). Civil War Siege Coinage, Carlisle. Silver Shilling, 1645, 4.83g, round flan. Large crown with eight pellet jewels on upper arches over (C)-R, three pellets to right of R, XII. below, all within semi-circle and beaded border. Rev. .OBS:/CARL:/1645 in three lines, rosette above and below, short lines over S and L, three pellets to left of C. (Brooker 1220; N 2635; S 3138). Extremely rare. Fine.
Estimate: $ 14,000