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Irregular issues, Shilling, 1642, a contemporary imitation in silver, in the style of the Oxford mint, mm. plume on obv. only, reads a·xvagat devs dissihenivr inf:aci, 4.25g/12h (SCBI Brooker –; cf. N 2439; cf. S 2971). Slight crease, otherwise good fine, very rare £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Coins of Charles I From the Lyall Collection.

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Provenance: H. Montagu Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction, 13-19 November 1896, lot unspecified [unless it be 553, attributed to Shrewsbury]; J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction, 8-13 June 1903, lot 241 (part); F.A. Walters Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 26-30 May 1913, lot 669 (part).

This coin and that in lot 513, despite their different reverses, have very similar obverse dies which appear to have been made from the same punches. This and their apparent high silver content suggest that they may be siege pieces rather than counterfeits