The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins

John (as Lord, 1172-1199), Second coinage, Halfpenny, type IIa, Limerick, Siward, si[–]n lim, legend ends dom, 0.66g/2h (O’Sullivan O1/R1; SCBI 299-300, same dies; S 6217; DF 42). Pitted surfaces and struck off-centre, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £900-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins.

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Provenance: Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 9 November 1996, lot 133; ‘Millennial’ Collection, Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 29 April 2000, lot 35 [described as unique to commerce]