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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 302

Ireland, CO. ANTRIM, Belfast, William Ringland, Twopence, 1734, dove flying left, GOOD TIDINGS below, rev. seven line inscription, edge plain, 8.91g, 12h (D. 14; Seaby TD9), very fine; another, William Ringland, Twopence, [1734], dove flying left, P over 2 left, GOOD TIDINGS below, rev. seven line inscription, edge plain, 8.86g, 12h (D.11; Seaby TD7), some light pitting, softly struck, fine; another, as before, [1734], 2 over P, 7.39g, 12h (D.12; Seaby TD8), fair (3)

Provenance

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



'William Ringland was responsible for most tokens. There are the penny and twopence dated 1734 and a twopence of 1735. Several minor varieties exist of each and the coins remain relatively more common than the rest of the series. Unfortunately, comparatively little is known about Ringland, but we can say that he was admitted to the Dublin goldsmiths company22 and signed watches of about 1740.' (Heslip, BNJ 1992, p.172)

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£1,200

Starting price
£70