Munster (Co Clare, Cork, Kerry, etc), Prattent’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. seated man gnawing bone, 11.31g/7h (DH 15), radiate crown, 9.28g/6h (DH 19) [2]. Extremely fine, first with dark patina and a spot on obverse at 9 o’clock, second with a hint of original colour, both rare, especially DH 19 £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: DH 15 bt J.A. Bobbe December 1987; *DH 19 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 93 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 405 (part), bt J.A. Bobbe December 1987