Record ID: DENO-DB4ADD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A modern imitation of a silver post-medieval Scarborough siege piece valued at one shilling and sixpence dating to 1645 (North 2650, Type I (k); Spink 3162). The siege piece is roughly octagonal in shape, typical of many imitations and appears to share the same obverse castle die (the letter and demonination were added directly to the flan) of an imitation produced on a Victorian florin (see http://www.coinarchives.com/w/openlink.php?l=1661354|1559|832|285502c28894e7716cfb680b95e02869). The reverse of this coin is mostly smooth although within the loop of the 'g' in Scarborough …
Created on: Monday 7th September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2015
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