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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1999.91 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name coin, North, p.198/2646, shilling, 1648 Description A silver shilling siege piece from the Second English Civil War, in 1648. These were originally produced as currency for Royalist forces during the English Civil War, particularly during sieges. It was identified by former curators as a Colchester siege token, perhaps as it was found in the town. However this token was produced during the siege of Pontefract Castle, which occurred in the same year. This is evidenced by the initials PC on the obverse. Former curator's have suggested siege tokens were "almost certainly an Eighteenth century souvenir", which is also possible once the coins came out of circulation. Creator Pontefract (mint)‎ Production date 1648 - 1648 Material silver Technique hammered Dimensions weight: 4.48 g Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1999.91
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

coin, North, p.198/2646, shilling, 1648
Description

A silver shilling siege piece from the Second English Civil War, in 1648. These were originally produced as currency for Royalist forces during the English Civil War, particularly during sieges. It was identified by former curators as a Colchester siege token, perhaps as it was found in the town. However this token was produced during the siege of Pontefract Castle, which occurred in the same year. This is evidenced by the initials PC on the obverse. Former curator's have suggested siege tokens were "almost certainly an Eighteenth century souvenir", which is also possible once the coins came out of circulation.
Creator

Pontefract (mint)‎
Production date

1648 - 1648
Material

silver
Technique

hammered
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details