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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 676

Irish Civil War, James II (1685-1691), Emergency 'Pewter Money', Silver Proof Halfpenny, 1690, struck over a French 1/12th Écu, IACOBVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate bust left, rev. • MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • 1690, crowned harp, 2.22g, 6h (Timmins TS00Y-1C; Withers 4/4; DF 484; S.6591B), the French lys of the undertype peeking cheekily through on the neck and body of the harp, the laurel wreath through James' cheek, with beautifully rich and deep cabinet toning, extremely fine, very rare, especially with such pronounced details of the prototype

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Estimate
£1,800 to £2,400

Starting price
£1800