LOT 3416
Ireland. Edward IV AR Penny. Second reign, 1471-1483.
Dublin mint; i.m: not visible. Bust with sun and Roses/Rose on Cross coinage. Struck circa 1478-1483. Crowned facing bust; rose and sun by crown, sun and rose by neck, / Long cross pattée with small rose at center; rose and two suns and sun and two roses alternating in angles. Cf. SCBC 6396. Good Fine. Clipped.(0.46gr, 11mm.).
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.
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Ireland. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Halfpenny. 1272-1307.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Waterford mint. Second ('ЄDW') coinage. Struck 1279-1302. ЄDW R ANGL .' D-NS ҺУb, facing crowned bust within triangle / CIVI-TAS WATЄ-RFOR, long cross pattée; trefoil of pellets in quarters. SCBC 6253 or 6263. 0.55gr, 15mm, 4h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
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.
