Irish Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Halfcrowns (3), all 1690 May, small size, Dublin, ‘samphire’ IR, stop before iacobvs and dei, and after gratia, 9.74g/12h, 9.18g/12h, 8.85g/12h (all Withers 1/1; S 6580B4) [3]. First fair, others about fine and better £90-£120

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 S.N. Rolfe Collection, Baldwin Auction 65, 4-5 May 2010, lot 1472 (part); second from an O’Reilly’s Auction (Dublin) before 2000, bt Baldwin; last bt Baldwin March 1991