Charles I (1625-49), Newark Siege pieces (2), Shilling, 1645, 5.25g, value, crown above dividing cypher, rev. obs: newark 1645 in three lines, im and martlet countermark above (Brooker 1225/1221, same dies; N.2640; S.3143); additionally, Sixpence, 1646, 2.62g, similar (Brooker 1228, same dies; N.2642; S.3146), the first heavily impaired by former mounting and by other scratches, the second pierced, poor to fair (2).
provenance
i) R. Hodgkinson, Spink 98, 16 June 1993, lot 34
ii) Spink 98, 16 June 1993, lot 137
Estimate: £120.00 - £150.00