Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 156
Ireland, Charles I (1625-1649), Mint Error Richmond Farthings, 1625-1644, CARO over IACO, rev. off-centre such that the beaded circle of the next coin to the left in the strip is visible, 0.65g, m.m. mascle; another, beaded circle of next coin to the right in the strip visible on obverse, and beaded circle and inscription of next coin to the left in the strip visible on reverse, 0.73g, m.m. lys, the first a rare conjunction of an altered die and a striking error, the second a spectacular error coin, first with porous surfaces, otherwise very fine, second near very fine, both rare and interesting (2)
Provenance
The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins
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Sold for
£700
Starting price
£70