Crown Overstruck on Halfcrown

Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 1176. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRELAND. James II. 1685-1691. Æ Crown (12.71 g, 12h). ‘Gunmoney’ coinage. Dated 1690. [IAC • II • DEI • GRA • MAG • B]RI [• FRA • ET • HIB • REX], James, armored, on horseback left, holding sword in right hand and rein in left / [CHRIS]TO • VICT[ORE • TRIVMPHO], cruciform crowned coats-of-arms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland; crown in center, ANO DOM 16 90 in quarters. Cf. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 432-3 (not overstruck); SCBC 6577. VF, attractive brown surfaces. Overstruck on Gunmoney Halfcrown (SCBC 6579), with almost full legends visible, and back of James’ head. Choice for issue.