George I (1714-27), William Wood's coinage, copper Halfpenny, type I, 1722, laureate head right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS. DEI. GRATIA. REX., rev. Hibernia seated facing looking left with harp to left, 8 strings to harp, date in legend and toothed border surrounding, .HIBERNIA.1722., weight 7.77g; copper Halfpenny, type II, 1723, date with 3 struck over 2, similar obverse, rev. Hibernia seated left, holding spray of leaves, harp to right with 11 strings, weight 7.31g; copper Farthing, type III, 1723, similar obverse and reverse, has been counter-stamped with an annulet device four times around obverse legend, weight 3.74g (D&F 504, 515, 525; S.6600, 6601, 6604). Toned good fine, the Farthing about very fine with the unusual counterstamps. (3)
Provenance:
First coin Ex Patrick Finn, list 4, Spring 1995, item 456.
Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, List number 9, Spring 2006, item 550.
Second coin Ex Chris Denton, Irish Coins, 30th September 2005.
Third coin Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2004, item IM0576.