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Description
1648 Pontefract Shilling
A Classic Siege Coin
Charles I Pontefract Shilling 1648, S-3149, North-2647
(rare), XF40 NGC. "Lozenge-shaped" flan, of exceptionally good
quality metal. Lightly struck but a well-preserved example of this
classic siege coin, which is light gray in color and without
damage. The obverse features a simple but highly significant
"royal" crown above the king's abbreviated title ("CR"), with a
centering dot. Its legend DVM SPIRO SPERO in Latin translates to
mean "Whilst I live, I hope" (a touching slogan, given our
historical perspective). This was used on the Pontefract siege
coins while the war continued even though King Charles had been
defeated and was in prison; his army refused to surrender, and
carried on with the defense of the castle. More distinctive is the
reverse, which adheres to the theme of resistance, showing the gate
of Pontefract castle, portcullis drawn up, "XII" for the
denomination between sideways engraved "P C" opposed by "OBS" for
besieged. While not fully detailed on this specimen, this motif is
exceptionally clear and evenly struck, including the date 1648
below. The siege of Pontefract castle lasted from June 1648 through
March of 1649 (two months after the king was executed on the 30th
of January 1649). This is a later piece, with the noted details ("P
C" and "XII") to right of the castle, replacing the earlier-used
hand holding an upright sword protruding from the right tower of
the castle. Historically significant as one of the rarer pieces of
emergency money that was issued during the civil war which
temporarily ended the monarchy. After the fall of Charles's
resilient army, the castle was torn down.
More information about Great Britain Coins. See also: Great Britain World Coin Nationality.
Auction Info
2014 January 14 - 16 Selections From the Eric P. Newman Collection Part III Signature Auction - New York #3029 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2014
14th-16th
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A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
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