Irish Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Shillings (4), 1689 Oct.r., 5.26g/12h (Withers 27/27), Oct.r, 5.96g/12h (Withers 28/29), 5.54g/12h (Withers 29/30), Oct.r, 6.15g/6h (Withers 35/36; S 6581D) [4]. Last with usual die flaws, fine and scarce, others in varied state £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Gunmoney and Emergency Issues of 1689-1691 from the Collection of John Rainey.

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Provenance: First bt Coins & Medals (Dublin) February 1995; second DNW Auction 104, 5 December 2012, lot 823 (part); third from an O’Reilly’s Auction (Dublin) before 2000, bt Baldwin; last A Collection of Irish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction 172, 11 March 2020, lot 87 (part)