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

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Shillings (4), all 1689, Feb:, decorated crown arches, small IR, 5.17g/12h (Withers 23/26), portrait 2, pearls on crown arches (3), Feb, 5.90g/12h (Withers Dec 43/31), Feb: (2), 5.39g/9h, 4.46g/9h (both Withers Jan 49/36; S 6581H) [4]. Fair to fine, mostly scarce £80-£100

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 two from an O’Reilly’s Auction (Dublin) before 2000, bt Baldwin; third DNW Auction 143, 12-14 December 2017, lot 1430 (part); last B. Allen Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 152, 14-15 November 2018, lot 884 (part) [from C. Denton November 1997]