Irish Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Crowns (2), both 1690, sword into legend, stop after iac, ii and rex, horse’s tail with loose strands, reads vict ore, 14.09g/12h, 12.52g/12h (both Withers 53/54; S 6578) [2]. Fine and better, first with die flaw on reverse at 12 o’clock
£140-£180

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: First DNW Auction 69, 15 March 2006, lot 1709, B. Allen Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 147, 12-14 June 2018, lot 1045 (part); second Spink Auction 247, 5 July 2017, lot 202 [acquired in Llandudno 2005]