IRELAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR siege shilling. 5.68 gm. 27 mm. Ormonde Siege coinage. (1643). C • R • crowned. Crown: larger, arches designed to be just inside inner circle. C: a vertical triangular serif at the top, the bottom ends in a point. R: the leg extends down and curves as it meets the inner circle / XII, small D above. XII: formed of thin lines, serifs, the Roman numerals all separate; the denomination is large, serifs within the inner circle. S. 6546. D&F 297. Very Fine; somewhat off-center; otherwise an unusually full strike.

Ex DNW 44, "A Collection of Irish Coins" (November 1999).