Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
Jan 9, 1819
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 97
Notes:
This Charles I (1625-1649) "Newark Besieged" Shilling is marked 'OBS: NEWARK' in abbreviation for 'OBSIDIUM,' Latin for siege. A coinage of necessity, it was produced from Royalist silver plate behind the walls of Newark Castle in Newark-on-Trent, which was successfully besieged by Scottish and Parliamentary forces in 1645-1646 during the English Civil War.
