Rare Charles I ’1645 – NEWARKE’ Siege Ninepence 023396 
Silver, 4.20 grams. Dated 1645 AD. Siege Money. 

Obverse: crown dividing C-R with IX below. 
Reverse: [O]BS: N[E]WAR[K]E 16[45] in three lines. 

S. 3145; N. 2641. 
Good fine/fair. 
Date is proven from the NEWARKE spelling. Rare.

With permission of TimeLine Originals (www.time-lines.co.uk), October, 2011