Ireland (1465-67) groat S-6306A
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This specimen was lot 40594 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. Groat (4 Pence), ND (1465-67). Dublin Mint; mm: Cross. Edward IV. PCGS AU-58. Heavy 'Cross and Pellets' Coinage. Obverse: Facing bust in tressure with pellets in three lower spandrels; Reverse: Long cross pattee. RARE in this state of survival, bordering on Mint State and with a razor-sharp portrait and fully legible legends. A highly desirable representative of this ruler. From the Richard August Collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.5-2.7 g, silver, 23-25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-6306A.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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