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Image Information
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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Image Collection | Irish Political Tokens (Pre-Irish Independence) |