STUART, Siege money. Pontefract. 1648-1649. AR Shilling (32x32mm, 5.59 g, 12h). In the name of Charles II. Dated 1648. CAROL’ : II : D : G : MAG : BR · ET : H : REX, crown; below, HANC : DE/VS : DEDIT/ I648 in three lines / POST : MORTEM : PATRIS : PRO : FILIO, castle gateway with flag; OBS to left, P C above, cannon protruding to the right. Hird 282 (same dies); Brooker 1235 (same dies); North 2649; SCBC 3151. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 34361173, graded VF Details, plugged.
Ex Heritage 3071 (6 January 2019), lot 30550; J.J. North Collection; David Hess FPL 2-67 (February 1967), no. 270.
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