The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins

Charles II (1649-1685), Ormonde coinage of 1649, Halfcrown, 14.39g/12h (Bull 15; S 6554; DF 337). Partly flat, otherwise fine, very rare £1,500-£1,800

Provenance: Bridgewater House Collection, Sotheby Auction, 15-16 June 1972, lot 579; ‘Millennial’ Collection, Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 29 April 2000, lot 263