LOT 3434
Ireland. Hanover, George III AE Halfpenny. 1760-1820.
Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1805. GEORGIUS III • D : G REX, laureate bust to right / HIBERNIA, crowned harp, date below. SCBC 6621. Near Very Fine.(8.38gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Ireland. Easter Rising Anniversary AR Ten Scilling. Dated 1966.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Royal mint, London. Commemorative 10 shilling piece on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1916. éiRe · 1966 ·, bust of Padraig Pearse (Patrick Pearse) to right / deiċ scilling in Gaelic around the figure of Cú Chulainn (an Irish mythological hero) as a miniature of the statue by Oliver Sheppard, currently in the General Post Office, Dublin. Edge insciption: éiRí amac na Cásca 1916 in Gaelic. SCBC 6646; KM 18. 18.16gr, 30mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated. Some scratches.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Many of these coins (1,270,000) were melted by the Central Bank around decimalisation in 1971 and many more were melted privately when the price of silver was very high in 1980/81. -
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Group of Twelve [12] Irish Coins. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various dates. 129gr total.
Condition as seen.
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Ireland. Stuart, James II AE Crown. 1685-1691.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Dublin mint. Dated 1690. 'Gunmoney' coinage. IAC • II • DEI • GRA • MAG • BRI • FRA • ET • HIB • REX, King on horseback to left with upright sword / CHRIS-TO • VICT-ORE TRI-VMPHO, crowned cruciform shields, crown at centre, ANO DOM across upper field, date across lower field. SCBC 6578. 14.56gr, 33mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Overstruck.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
