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Description: | 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 and immediately to the right of the '5' in 1645 indistinct remains of the design of the base coin are visible.The obverse shows the castle with S D / I VI below denoting its value in shillings and pence.The reverse includes the etched inscription 'OBS Scarborough 1645' in three lines.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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