LOT 3426
Ireland. Stuart, James II AE Shilling. 1685-1691.
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. Near Fine.(5.56gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Ireland. Edward IV AR Penny. Second reign,1478-1483.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Dublin mint. Struck circa 1478-1483. Bust with suns and roses/Rose on cross coinage. [...]Ꞃ : DЄI : GRA[...], crowned facing bust; rose to upper left and lower right, star to upper right and lower left / [...] DVB-L[...], long cross pattée with rose at center; two roses and one sun in first and fourth quarters, two suns and one rose in second and third. SCBC 6396. 0.67gr, 14mm.
Near Very Fine. Clipped and double-struck.
Found Braintree, Essex, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-E0CE4C. -
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. -
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).
