A PRIZED coin collection with some of the rarest examples of hammered gold in British history has sold for £1.1million. A Charles I piece from 1643 was the top item, going for £222,000.
Siege coins were used to buy provisions but also pay the soldiers who were fighting for the town. Ancient coin specialist Dominic Chorney said: "The royalists were forced to confiscate silver ...
A collection of rare British coins has sold for an eye-watering £1.1million at auction. The coin that fetched the highest sum was an "exceptionally rare" Charles I Gold Triple Unite, which sold ...