Davissons Ltd.
Auction 40 3 Mar 2021
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IRELAND. James II. 1685-1691. Æ gunmoney halfcrown (large). 13.24 gm. 31.5 mm. September 1689. His laureate bust left / Crown with scepters; Sepr 1689. S. 6579 D. D&F 379. Timmins TB30D-1A. Withers Sept. 20/19. Almost Prooflike Extremely Fine; unusually well and cleanly struck; minor surface deterioration obverse at edge from 12 to 3. Withers notes a die flaw around IAC on obverse and die crack on reverse–neither of which appear here. This must have been a very early strike off the die.