Date: c. 1195 

Description:

John De Courcy, Lord of Ulster (1177-1205), Farthing, anonymous issue, Downpatrick Mint, 0.36g (Withers Downpatrick 1; D.F. 47; S.6225).

• Very Fine (VF)
• Toned, nicely preserved specimen for type
• Extremely Rare

Obverse:

• Processional cross within beaded circle
• +PATRICII

Reverse:

• Short cross potent with crescents in angles, within beaded circle
• +DE DVNO

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Anglo-Norman
  • House of Anjou
  • Angevin
• Henry II
  • John de Courcy, Lord of Ulster
  • Second ‘Anonymous’ Coinage, AD 1195
• Mint
  • Downpatrick
• Hammered

Other Coins in the Series:

• Check List: Anglo-Norman Coinages of Ireland

Further Reading:

• O’Brien Coin Guide: Why did Henry II not issue coins under his own name for Ireland?