Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 40 21 Nov 2019
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British Coins, Charles I, Pontefract besieged, octagonal shilling, 1648, large crown over legend HANC DEVS DEDIT 1648 in three lines, with surrounding legend CAROL II D G MAG BR ET H REX, rev. castle gateway with flag tower dividing P-C, surrounded by legend POST MORTEM PATRIS PRO FILIO, and OBS vertically at left, cannon protruding from right tower, wt. 5.4gms., 84 grains (S.3151; N.2649; Nelson figure 50), very fine, slight softness of strike on left tower of castle
Purchased from A.H. Baldwin and Sons 1955 for £8.
The obverse legend seen on this and other siege pieces translates from the Latin to mean 'God Has Given This' (the crown of England), a claim of rightful inheritance by the slain king's son, Prince Charles, whose legend surrounds the central crown on the obverse. The other motto is equally expressive, meaning 'After the Death of the Father for the Son'. It was added to the siege coins after Charles I had been executed. Such assertions must, at the very least, have annoyed the parliamentary forces. It is easy to see why these coins were subject to destruction once the Commonwealth was established.
(6000-10000)
Purchased from A.H. Baldwin and Sons 1955 for £8.
The obverse legend seen on this and other siege pieces translates from the Latin to mean 'God Has Given This' (the crown of England), a claim of rightful inheritance by the slain king's son, Prince Charles, whose legend surrounds the central crown on the obverse. The other motto is equally expressive, meaning 'After the Death of the Father for the Son'. It was added to the siege coins after Charles I had been executed. Such assertions must, at the very least, have annoyed the parliamentary forces. It is easy to see why these coins were subject to destruction once the Commonwealth was established.
(6000-10000)