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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 209

Irish Civil War, James II (1685-1691), 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, November 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads Nov :, edge chevron milled, 15.09g, 12h (Withers Nov6/6; S.6579E), on slightly waved flan and struck from worn dies, fine; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, November 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads Nov :, edge chevron milled, 11.74g, 12h (Withers -; cf.S.6579E), underweight, unlisted in Withers, possible forgery, struck from heavily worn dies, fair; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, 'No Stop after Date', November 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, FR for ET, reads Nov :, edge chevron milled, 12h (Withers Nov17/17; S.6579E6), wiped and pitted to central devices, very fine; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, November 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, no stops, rev. cursive date, reads Nov :, edge chevron milled, 13.39g, 12h (Withers Nov2/2; S.6579E4), pitted surfaces and struck from worn dies, bolder fine; another, 'Gunmoney' Large Halfcrown, November 1689, Dublin, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads Nov :, edge chevron milled, 14.84g, 12h (Withers Nov8/7; S.6579E), lightly pitted surfaces with some areas of verdigris, about very fine (5)

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



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