AR Shilling (30mm, 4.40 g, 6h). In the name of Charles II. Type II. Dated 1648. DVM : SPIRO : SPERO, crowned C·R / CAROLVS : SECV?DVS : I648, castle gateway with flag; OBS to left, P C above, cannon protruding to the right. Hird 279 (same dies); Brooker 1234 (same dies); North 2648; SCBC 3150.
Struck on a broad flan. Light ghosting in centre. Iridescent tone. Good VF. Rare.

This coin exhibited, Coins, Crown & Conflict, American Numismatic Association, Money Museum, 2007.