LOT 3411
Ireland. Plantagenet, John, as King AR Penny. 1199-1216.
Dublin mint; Roberd, moneyer. Struck 1208/9-circa 1211/2. Third ('Rex') coinage. IOҺA-NNЄS RЄ-X, crowned facing bust, holding cross-tipped-sceptre, rosette to lower right; all within triangle / ROBЄ-RD ON DIVЄ, sun, moon, and three stars within triangle; crosses in outer margins. SCBC 6228. Fine. Toned.(1.45gr, 19mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Ireland. Stuart, James II AE Shilling. 1685-1691.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dublin mint. Dated March(?) 1690. 'Gunmoney' coinage. IACOBVS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate head to left / MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • 1690•, crown over crossed sceptres, dividing J R, XII above, M[ar:(?)] below. Cf. SCBC 6581P. 5.56gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Ireland. Stuart, Charles II CU Halfpenny. 1660-1685.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dublin mint. Dated 1683. Armstrong and Legge's Regal Coinage. CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MAG. BR. FRA. ET HIB. REX, crowned harp, date across upper fields. SCBC 6575. 6.48gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good 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.
