LOT 3432
Ireland. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. 1727-1760.
Dated 1752(?) GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate head to left / HIBERNIA •, lyre; date below. SCBC 6607. Fine.(6.19gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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Ireland. Stuart, James II AE Halfcrown. 1685-1691.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Dublin mint. Dated February 1689. 'Gunmoney' coinage. IACOBVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to left / MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • 1689 •, crown over crossed sceptres, dividing J R, XXX above, Feb: below. SCBC 6579K. 14.40gr, 32mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
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. -
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Ireland. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. 1727-1760.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Dated 1752(?) GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate head to left / HIBERNIA •, lyre; date below. SCBC 6607. 6.19gr, 28mm, 6h.
Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
