Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 260
Irish Civil War, James II (1685-1691), Emergency 'Pewter Money', Bimetallic Issue, Pewter with Copper-Plug, Crown, 1690, Dublin, legend commences to left of head, tail to E rev. legend splits VICTO | RE, [MELIORIS TESSERA FATI ANNO REGNI SEXTO] on edge, 15.67g, 12h (Withers P2/P2; S.6585), pitted surfaces, better to copper plug, with file marks to edge most clearly at 9 o'clock, scarcely fair, but extremely rare
Provenance
The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins
With ticket
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Sold for
£800
Starting price
£200