Modern coin – HCR48045

Obverse

Inscription:

IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA

Design:

laureate bust of James II facing left

Inscription:

MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX

Design:

harp with crown above

Category

Irish civil war, gunmoney and pewter coinage, 1689-1691

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Person

James II/VII, king of England and Ireland, king of Scotland, 1685–1688

Reign

Dating

1690

Mint

Dublin

Denomination

Halfpenny

Metal

pewter and brass

Technique

milled

Weight (g)

4.68

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

unknown provenance

Source

unknown

Reference

Reference

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