Obverse:
Crown over the initials CR. Text around DMV
SPIRO SPERO.
Reverse:
Castle gateway with three turrets, the central
turret has a flag. OBS to left and PC divided
by XII (the value of the coin) to right, the
date 1648 below.
History:
The Pontefract siege occurred during the so-called
'Second Civil War', a group of royalist rebellions
that broke out in 1648. This is a very rare
lozenge shaped type II coin.
Date:
1648
Size:
4cm x 3.1cm
