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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 226

Irish Civil War, James II (1685-1691), 'Gunmoney', 'Small' Halfcrown, July 1690, Limerick, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads July, edge chevron milled, 11.99g, 12h (Withers Jul1/2; S.6580E), die clashing to obverse, usual hairlines to reverse, pleasingly uniform strike, very fine, scarce; 'Gunmoney', 'Small' Halfcrown, July 1690, Limerick, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads July, edge chevron milled, 11.19g, 12h (Withers Jul1[?]/2; S.6580E), struck slightly off-centre, very fine, scarce; 'Gunmoney', 'Small' Halfcrown, July 1690, Limerick, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads July, edge chevron milled, 10.02g, 12h (Withers Jul1/2; S.6580E), die clashing to obverse and hairlining to reverse, generally pleasing strike, very fine, scarce; 'Gunmoney', 'Small' Halfcrown, July 1690, Limerick, laureate and draped bust left, rev. cursive date, reads July, edge chevron milled, 11.47g, 12h (Withers Jul4/9; S.6580E), lightly lacquered and struck from worn dies, fine, scarce; another, as before, edge chevron milled, 12.95g, 3h (Withers Jul5/10; S.6580E), struck slightly off-centre, smoothed to tops of devices, fine, scarce (5)

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



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