Date: c. 1601-02 Description: Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, debased silver Threepence, issued c. 1601-02. The reason for this coinage was to deny good silver to the rebels in the north of Ireland so they would not have anything with which to buy arms from abroad. The idea was to flood Ireland with base money…
Date: c. 1601-02 Description: Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, debased silver Shilling, issued c. 1601-02. The reason for this coinage was to deny good silver to the rebels in the north of Ireland so they would not have anything with which to buy arms from abroad. The idea was to flood Ireland with base money…
Date: c. 1601-02 Description: Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, debased silver Shilling, issued c. 1601-02. The reason for this coinage was to deny good silver to the rebels in the north of Ireland so they would not have anything with which to buy arms from abroad. The idea was to flood Ireland with base money…
Date: c. 1642 Description: Charles I ‘Dublin Money’ Halfcrown, Vs within beaded and wire-line borders. Weight: 14.24g References: S 6543, DF 287 Good fine (gF) Nicely toned A very rare ‘siege’ coin from the Great Rebellion in Ireland Obverse: Irregular octagonal flan cut from plate silver and stamped with a crude die. Denomination within a…
Date: 1647 Description: Charles I, Cities of Refuge silver sixpence on an octagonal piece of silver plate. Weight: 2.06g References: S 6561A; DF 329 About Fine (F) Extremely rare Obverse: Crudely struck emergency coinage with the legend “CORK” centred between two circles (outer circle beaded, inner circle wired) with a small pellet below (between “O”…
Date: c. 1642 Description: Charles I (1625-1649), Dublin money, Crown, Vs within beaded and wire-line borders. Weight: 29.33g References: S 6542; DF 286; KM 54 Small dig on obverse, lightly scratched on reverse, otherwise nearly Very Fine (aVF) Nicely toned A very rare ‘siege’ coin from the Great Rebellion in Ireland Obverse: Irregular octagonal flan…
Date: c. 1100 BC – 800/700 BC Description: Gold Ring Money – Penannular ring (plain type) c. 1200-100 BC, allegedly found in Co Clare at some time in the 19th C Weight: 3.98 g Provenance: Drabble collection, Glendining, 4 July 1939, lot 60 (part) Whyte (Dublin), 23 February 2001, lot 188 Dating Gold Ring Money:…
Date: c. 1100 BC – 800/700 BC Description: Gold Ring Money – Penannular ring of twisted form with blunt tapering terminals, Late Bronze Age. Weight: 9.27 g References: cf. van Arsdell p. 61, 1-1; ABC p. 202) Extremely Fine (EF) Provenance: Ex Christie’s, 17 July 1990, lot 23 Dating Gold Ring Money: There is still…
Date: c. 200 – 100 BC Description: Ring Money – Gaul, Uncertain Tribe (Quadrangular gold ring with abutments in each corner), dating from 200 – 100 BC. Weight: 0.86 g Diameter: 14 mm Further Reading: Blog Post – What is Celtic Ring Money ? Blog Post – Why have no Celtic coins been found in Ireland…
Date: c. 200 – 100 BC Description: Britannia, uncertain tribe, Celtic “Ring Money” gold-plated on bronze core, holes in plating in smooth penannular form, decorated at one end. 2nd-1st Millennium BC. Near Extremely Fine. Rare. Weight: 2.20 g Diameter: 18 mm Further Reading: Blog Post – What is Celtic Ring Money ? Blog Post – Why…
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