Irish coins on St. Patrick's Day?!!

ormandh

I actually do not have any, but would love to see some Irish coinage on this St. Patrick Day!!!

SaorAlba

This is a 1683 Irish halfpenny from the reign of Charles II:



A 1685 halfpenny from James II:



A June 1689 sixpence or tanner:



A June 1690 shilling or bob:






A May 1690 Halfcrown:



This 1691 Limerick halfpenny was struck in the then besieged city by the supporters of James II using the gunmoney shilling coins as blanks:



I also have several other coins from 1684-1723, but not yet imaged.

WillieBoyd2

I think that these would be considered British occupation money.

spoon

ormandh

Very nice, Eric! That is one of the best one I have ever seen!

SaorAlba

Yes, I can opin I haven't seen one of the ten bobbers before that actually was attractive - that piece is exquisite.

SaorAlba

Incredibly this following piece was found in Shropshire, a rural county in the north of England, by a detectorist in 2007. It was unique and significant of a find for the place that it is recorded in the Treasure Trove Scheme not because it is rare or anything - but is an unusual find in England.



Inasmuch as there was a coin shortage in England, Ireland actually had it worse, despite having much less trade than in England. This token was issued by a butcher in Dublin, Mic Wilson, for a halfpenny in 1672, nearly one of the last tokens issued in the British Isles before the prohibition of their being issued.

ormandh

It may be, but I still see a harp on the reverse! Nice coins!

rwyarmch

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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