Irish Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Sixpences (4), all 1689 Jan., 2.85g/12h (Withers 16/13), Jan: (3), 3.09g/12h (Withers Dec 3/24), 2.67g/12h (Withers 14/25), 2.99g/12h (Withers 29/26; S 6583H) [4]. Second good fine, third good very fine but surfaces pickled and lacquered, others in varied state £120-£150

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 from an O’Reilly’s Auction (Dublin) before 2000, bt Baldwin; second bt Baldwin June 1992; third ‘Terenure’ Collection, Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 20 February 1998, lot 329; last bt J. Hamilton 1995