May 10, 2021

CHARLES I - A DIE STUDY OF NEWARK 1645 - 46

“Newark-on-Trent, after having withstood several successive sieges, was upon May 6, 1646, surrendered by the command of Charles I. to the Scottish army, at that time besieging the town, and twro days afterwards it was transferred to the Commissioners of the English Parliament. Coins were issued here dated 1645 and 1646 ; of the former year we have pieces of the values of half-a-crown, shilling and ninepence, whilst of the latter year we have, in addition to these denominations, the sixpence. The general design of the coins is the same, the obverse having within a beaded border a crown between the letters C R and the value expressed beneath in Roman numerals; whilst upon the reverse is the legend in three lines OBS NEWARK or NEWARKE, with the date beneath, in Arabic figures. All the coins issued from Newark are struck upon lozenge-shaped flans, which were apparently cut direct from the dishes, trenchers and other varieties of silver plate in the town, or which could be obtained from Royalist adherents in the neighbouring country districts.”

Extracts from “THE OBSIDIONAL MONEY OF THE GREAT REBELLION. 1642-1649. by PHILIP NELSON, M . D .

The purpose of this paper is to illustarte and examine as many as possible die variations in line with the HIRD referances for this series. Starting with the Halfcrown down to the Sixpence. We thank the owners of the images used for their kind permission and have credited each individually beneath each illustration.