Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 40 21 Nov 2019
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British Coins, Charles I, Carlisle besieged, shilling, 1645, large crown above C:R between trefoil of pellets with mark of value XII below, rev. OBS CARL 1645 in three lines, with a rosette at top and bottom of flan, wt. 5.2 gms., 80 grains (S.3138; N.2635; Br.1220; Hird.244; Nelson figure 4), evenly struck through centre with striking softness at sides from 7-10 o'clock on obverse and corresponding area on reverse, otherwise good very fine with excellent detail on key portions of the motifs, pleasing old-cabinet golden grey toning, very rare, this specimen making its first appearance since the mid-1950s
*ex Lingford Collection
By the autumn of 1645, the parliamentary army had gained control of most of the territory of England, only northern Wales and the peninsula west of Exeter being in royalist control. The king, however, retained strongholds - mainly small areas around Oxford and Newark - but these became increasingly isolated as the insurrection wore on. Far to the north near the Scottish border he tentatively held Carlisle, besieged repeatedly by Cromwell's New Model Army until finally surrendering in May 1646. This shilling was crafted from silver plate, weighed fairly accurately and stamped by authority of the king. Mintages of all siege coins remain vague, survival scant. The same procedure to create royal money occurred at the several places to which the king and his loyal followers moved as the war progressed. Almost all of the siege coins were ultimately destroyed. Each remains as a palpable reminder of our history's only civil war.
(10000-20000)
*ex Lingford Collection
By the autumn of 1645, the parliamentary army had gained control of most of the territory of England, only northern Wales and the peninsula west of Exeter being in royalist control. The king, however, retained strongholds - mainly small areas around Oxford and Newark - but these became increasingly isolated as the insurrection wore on. Far to the north near the Scottish border he tentatively held Carlisle, besieged repeatedly by Cromwell's New Model Army until finally surrendering in May 1646. This shilling was crafted from silver plate, weighed fairly accurately and stamped by authority of the king. Mintages of all siege coins remain vague, survival scant. The same procedure to create royal money occurred at the several places to which the king and his loyal followers moved as the war progressed. Almost all of the siege coins were ultimately destroyed. Each remains as a palpable reminder of our history's only civil war.
(10000-20000)