1681 Halfpenny Large Letters 11.5 String ex Dudley Westrop
Summary
ID Number: 5418
Category: Irish Coins 1600 - 1823
Catalogue Number: S.6574; KM.90.1
Grade: Near Very Fine
Weight: 8.23 g., 28 mm.
Date: 1681
Denomination: Copper Halfpenny
Pedigree: ex Dudley Westrop
Ruler: Charles II, 1645-1685
Price: $225.
Additional Details
Ireland under Charles II, 1645-1685. Armstrong and Legge's Regal Coinage of 1680-1684. A 1681 Halfpenny,
S.6574, KM.90.1, 8.23g., 28 mm., medal orientation, edge a bit crudely
grained. Laureate and draped bust rt. of Charles II, medium lettered
legend around CAROLVS.I.I. DEI.GRATIA Rev. crowned harp of 11 and a half strings
divides date 16 81, medium lettered legend around
MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REX, with pellets in legends at mid level. X clear and below first 1; 8 just clear of harp,
Near Very Fine with good copper and a heavy flan. $225.
Ex Dudley Westrop, the keeper of the coins for the Dublin Museum in 1916, Sale 22 April 2005, L.81p.
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Reverse side
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