Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 106
Ireland, Henry VII (1485-1509), "Three Crowns" Coinage, Geraldine Issues, Groat, August-September 1487, Dublin, REX AN (lis) LIE ET, Royal shield over long cross voided bottonée, Arms of Fitzgerald in lower quarters, rev. DO [lis] MI [lis] NVS VRER, first R for B, three crowns in tressure of nine arcs in pale over long cross voided bottonée, 1.74g, 6h (S.6432, variety), delightfully full and richly cabinet toned, a pleasing very fine, and presumably rare variety for the inscriptions are unpublished in the most recent edition of the standard reference work
Provenance
The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins
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Sold for
£1,100
Starting price
£150
