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LOT 3249
Ireland. James II AE Sixpence. Jan 1689. Civil War Coinage, Gunmoney issue struck in Dublin.
IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA with profile bust facing left / MAG BR ERA ET HIB REX with crown over crossed sceptres with I left and R right, year and VI above and Jan below. SCBC 6583J, D&F 459. Very Fine. Rare ERA for FRA.(2.43gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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