Irish Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Halfcrowns (3), all 1689 Mar., 14.12g/12h, 13.81g/12h, 12.82g/12h (all Withers 5/4; S 6579I) [3]. Fine and better
£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: First SNC February 2004 (IM 0538), B. Allen Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 152, 14-15 November 2018, lot 844 (part); second B. Allen Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 147, 12-14 June 2018, lot 1051 (part) [from D. Turner May 1993]; last Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 3 February 2018, lot 309 (part)

The reference is 6579I