CNG 91, Lot: 1577. Estimate $500. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRELAND. John. As Lord of Ireland, 1172-1199. AR Halfpenny (15mm, 0.74 g, 12h). Second (‘DOMinus’) coinage, group 1b. Dublin mint; Norman, moneyer. Struck circa 1190-1198. แ ƩɭH¥nnĚS ĕɭȮ, facing diademed head / แ nɭˊn¥n ɭn ĕѿĚ, voided cross potent, with annulet in each quarter. O'S, Earliest, dies 14/18 ; Withers VI 4d; SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 310; D&F 36; SCBC 6205. EF, toned. Attractive portrait. Exceptional for issue.

From the Tradewinds Collection.