Ireland, Free State, Pattern Threepence, 1927, by P. Morbiducci, in bronze, harp, stamped prova, rev. hare on haunches right, head reverted, edge plain, 3.25g/6h (Brady, SNC June 1976, p.238, this specimen not listed; S –; DF –; KM. Pr. 4 variant). Virtually as struck with considerable original brilliance, of the highest rarity, very few specimens known £2,800-3,200

Provenance: From the artist to the vendor’s grandfather in Italy before World War II, and by descent.

As with the previous lot, the precise numbers of pieces which exist are uncertain, although the best previously published estimates were by Brady in 1976. At that time, Brady knew of four bronze specimens