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(OVERSTRIKE)


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Type Coin
Title (OVERSTRIKE)
Date 1691
Country Ireland
Institution
/Catalog #
PI-61a
Denomination halfpenny
Description Limerick Siege Halfpenny (Overstruck on Irish Gunmoney Shilling / 1691). Purchased from Xavier Sanahuja / Reus, Barcelona, Spain (Ar. 5, 2023) ($75). History of this siege piece is the same as PI-61. Though not exhibiting as much undertype, the surfaces are lighter and less corroded. As in all examples, the N in Hibernia is struck retrograde.

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