James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Shillings (3), all 1689 Jan:, tall thin IR, 6.41g/12h (Withers 1/23), 5.77g/12h (Withers 24/24), 5.90g/12h (Withers 29/30; S 6581G) [3]. First very fine but with some surface verdigris, second fair, last about fine £90-£120

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 B. Allen Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 152, 14-15 November 2018, lot 878 (part); second from an O’Reilly’s Auction (Dublin) before 2000, bt Baldwin; last B. Allen Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 147, 12-14 June 2018, lot 1101 (part) [from Spink October 1999]