Irish Coins & Historical Medals

Athlone, Galway and Sligo Taken, 1691, a silver medal by J. Smeltzing, conjoined busts of William and Mary right, rev. three cartouches murally crowned, containing city views, all over crossed sword and sceptre, edge plain, 49mm, 50.30g (MI 35/212; E 336). Extremely fine or better, extremely rare £2,000-£2,600

Provenance: Bt Leipziger Münzhandlung