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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 207

Irish Civil War, James II (1685-1691), 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, October 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. Roman date, reads OCTR ., edge chevron milled, 14.56g, 12h (Withers Oct36/33; S.6579D), wiped and with some lacquer to cheek, yet a mostly pleasing strike, very fine, only 11 seen by Withers; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, October 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. Roman date, reads OCT ., edge chevron milled, 13.53g, 1h (Withers Oct28/25; S.6579D), some flawing to GRATIA, softly struck in parts and some deposits to mostly brown surfaces, very fine; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, October 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. Roman date, reads OCT ., edge chevron milled, 16.23g, 1h (Withers Oct27/24; S.6579D), lightly pitted and with some flawing through reverse legend, about very fine; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, October 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. Roman date, reads OCTr :, edge chevron milled, 14.79g, 12h (Withers Oct35/23; S.2675D), touch of softness to tops of devices, very fine; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, October 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads Oct :, edge chevron milled, 14.26g, 12h (Withers Oct5/4; S.6579D), flan flaw to obverse edge and some pitting, soft through Oct, otherwise mostly pleasing strike, very fine; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, October 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads Oct :, edge chevron milled, 14.93g, 12h (Withers Oct1/8; S.6579D), light rusting to die, with darkened surfaces, about very fine; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, October 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads Oct :, edge chevron milled, 11.52g, 12h (Withers Oct-; cf.S.6579D), thin flan and soft strike from worn dies, fair, underweight, possible forgery (7)

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The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins



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