Redaz Posted March 10, 2023 · Member Share Posted March 10, 2023 Welp folks it’s only about a week away from Saint Patrick’s day. I mostly collect English coins from the time of the Celtic Britons til the modern day and Roman coins minted in western mints. Yet I’ve picked up a few Irish pieces, my favorite being this Irish farthing!feel free to post your own Irish coins! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted March 10, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2023 the luck of the Irish...at the moment i'm drinking coffee with Real* Irish Cream, hey, its not just for breakfast anymore 😛 i've got a couple or so...here's my 1722 Irish Woods half penny...i have a 1943 too but i haven't seen it in years..9_9 26mm, 5.22gms 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted March 10, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2023 Not medieval, but I have a couple of Irish coins.James I Lennox Type 5 Oval Irish Farthing, 1622-1625London Token House. Copper, 16-17mm, 0.58g, die axis 180°. Crown over crossed sceptres; • + IACO: D : G: MAG: BRI(:) (Obverse 1); privy mark cross patée. Eagle-headed harp with 7 strings; FRA: ET HIB: REX+ • (S 2681; Everson Type 5 54b; Peck/BMC Type 4 113). Note the legends start at 7 o’clock on Irish farthings - otherwise they look much like the English farthings and use the same punches.James II Small Size Gunmoney Halfcrown, May 1690Dublin. Bronze, 29mm, 11.08g. Laureate head left. Crown over sceptres in saltire (SCBC 6580B). 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redaz Posted March 10, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, John Conduitt said: Not medieval, but I have a couple of Irish coins.James I Lennox Type 5 Oval Irish Farthing, 1622-1625London Token House. Copper, 16-17mm, 0.58g, die axis 180°. Crown over crossed sceptres; • + IACO: D : G: MAG: BRI(:) (Obverse 1); privy mark cross patée. Eagle-headed harp with 7 strings; FRA: ET HIB: REX+ • (S 2681; Everson Type 5 54b; Peck/BMC Type 4 113). Note the legends start at 7 o’clock on Irish farthings - otherwise they look much like the English farthings and use the same punches.James II Small Size Gunmoney Halfcrown, May 1690Dublin. Bronze, 29mm, 11.08g. Laureate head left. Crown over sceptres in saltire (SCBC 6580B). Love those copper farthings minted under James I and Charles! Very gun gun money as well. I need something of James ii as a slot filler. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeandAcre Posted March 11, 2023 · Member Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) @John Conduitt, that Gunmoney halfcrown is phenomenal. I've never seen an example remotely like that. ...I was just absently trawling for a representative one the other night. @Redaz, I've never once seen an Edward I farthing, either. Remarkable. Don't have pics of my one Dublin penny, but other folks here have better ones, anyway. Ditto with my Henry III long cross cut half. Rats. This is what there is from here --both reposts. Sihtric Silkbeard, first type imitating AEthelred's Long Crosses. Replete with peck marks, holes for a brooch, and that wild double strike that gives Sihtric two left eyes. Finding this was an Event; the various weirdnesses didn't make me blink. Did an OP on it, either here or in the other forum. King John, the commonest type, as king, already using the triangle. Yep, the Irish issues are the only ones in John's name (right, vs. the immobilizations of Henry II); same as Richard's deniers and oboles of Poitou and Bordeaux /Aquitaine. Edited March 14, 2023 by JeandAcre 'Brooch' for 'broach' -wish it rhymed with 'ouch.' 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane76 Posted March 11, 2023 · Member Share Posted March 11, 2023 Some of my Irish coins😀 1806 Ireland farthing 1928 Ireland Republic 6 pence Finally 1942 Ireland half crown 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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