Irish Gunmoney and Emergency Issues of 1689-1691 from the Collection of John Rainey

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Crown, 1690, sword into legend, stop after iac and ii, reads rix ·, horse’s tail with loose strands, reads vict ore, stop after trivmpho, 11.73g/12h (Withers 57/59; S 6578B). Obverse legend partially weak, otherwise about fine, very rare
£150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Gunmoney and Emergency Issues of 1689-1691 from the Collection of John Rainey.

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Provenance: Marshall Collection, Spink Auction 167, 31 March 2004, lot 338 (part); B. Allen Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 148, 18-20 September 2018, lot 630 (part)