James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Halfcrowns (4), all 1690 May., small size, Dublin, stop after gratia, 11.74g/12h (Withers 1/39; S 6580B2), no stop after gratia (3), 10.48g/12h, 9.40g/12h (both Withers 35/41), 8.44g/12h (Withers 38/44; S 6580B) [4]. Second good fine but with edge flaws, others about fine, third with some surface verdigris £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Gunmoney and Emergency Issues of 1689-1691 from the Collection of John Rainey.

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Provenance: First Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 3 February 2018, lot 309 (part); second bt A. Kelly September 1987; third Spink Auction 236, 22-3 March 2016, lot 859 (part) [from Seaby 1968]; last Marshall Collection, Spink Auction 167, 31 March 2004, lot 338 (part), B. Allen Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 152, 14-15 November 2018, lot 868 (part)