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№ 812

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5 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£400

Ireland, Co WEXFORD, Ross, R[ichard] S[tephens], Penny, 1673, the diligent hand maketh rich ross, 2.65g/12h (N 6342; BW. 695). Good fine, brown patina; overstruck on an issue of Nicholas White of Dublin (BW. 415) £120-£150

Provenance: W. Gilbert Collection; T.S. Agnew Collection, Sotheby Auction, 1-2 October 1987, lot 144 (part); A Collection of Irish 17th Century Tokens, Bonhams Auction, 26 March 1996, lot 235.

Exhibition: Royal Numismatic Society, 19 March 1925, by William Gilbert