LOT 3415
Ireland. Edward IV AR Penny. Second reign,1478-1483.
Dublin mint. Struck circa 1478-1483. Bust with suns and roses/Rose on cross coinage. [...]Ꞃ : DЄI : GRA[...], crowned facing bust; rose to upper left and lower right, star to upper right and lower left / [...] DVB-L[...], long cross pattée with rose at center; two roses and one sun in first and fourth quarters, two suns and one rose in second and third. SCBC 6396. Near Very Fine. Clipped and double-struck.(0.67gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceFound Braintree, Essex, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-E0CE4C.
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Ireland. Stuart, James II AE Halfcrown. 1685-1691.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Limerick mint. Dated March 1690. 'Gunmoney' coinage. 'Limerick' bust. IACOBVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped 'Limerick' bust to left / MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • 1690 •, crown over crossed sceptres, dividing J R, XXX above, Mar: below. Timmins 3C; SCBC 6579MMMM. 8.83gr, 32mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Ireland. Hanover, George I CU Farthing. 1714-1727.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wood's mint, possibly in London or Bristol. Dated 1723. William Wood's 'Hibernia' type. GEORGIUS • DEI • GRATIA • REX •, laureate head to right / HIBERNIA • 1723 •, Hibernia seated to left on globe, holding palm frond in right hand, resting left elbow upon harp. SCBI -; SCBC 6604. 3.81gr, 22mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Though struck for circulation in Ireland, many of these farthings and halfpence were shipped to the American colonies. -
Ireland. Hanover, George III AE Farthing. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated 1806. GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX., laureate and draped bust to right / HIBERNIA, crowned harp, date below. SCBC 6622. 4.32gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
