Ireland (1643-44) 4 pence S-6548
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This specimen was lot 7498 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. 4 Pence, ND (1643-44). Charles I. NGC EF-45. Ormonde Money. Lord Justice's coinage from the Great Rebellion. A crudely struck issue, but with excellent centering and sharp detail on the devices, along with a deep gray tone throughout." The Earl of Ormonde, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, issued crowns, half crowns, shillings, sixpences, groats (shown here), threepences and halfgroats on behalf of the doomed Charles I. The crowns are the best known but none are common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1.86 g.
Catalog reference: S-6548; KM-58.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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