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[[Image:SB525-75373o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 75373]]
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This specimen was lot 75373 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $145. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Ireland|IRELAND]]. Gun Money Shilling, 1689 March. Dublin Mint. James II. PCGS EF-45. Large Size. "Mar:" variety. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection." This shilling was struck July 1689 thru April 1690. After James II was deposed as king of [[Great Britain]] in the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he fled to [[France]]. He landed in [[Ireland]] in early 1689 to raise the flag of revolt on behalf of the Catholic population. Lacking bullion to strike conventional coinage, church bells and worn out cannon were melted down to make a series of token coinage in sixpence, shilling, half crown and crown denominations. This coinage is unusual in that it is dated by month and year. Some shillings exist dated March 1690 as New year's Day was then in late March. The "XII" stands for twelve pence, its face value. It was to be redeemed in silver after the revolt was successful but James was defeated and forced to return to France while the Irish suffered devastation and land confiscations. William III allowed the coinage to continue to circulate as pennies, half pennies and farthings.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' brass, 25 mm diameter. A few exist in silver.

''Catalog reference:'' S-6581I (4th Edition); KM-94. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Ireland 1689 Jan shilling]]
* [[Ireland 1689 Jan 1/2 crown]]
* [[Ireland 1689 Feb 6 pence]]
* [[Ireland 1690 Mar 1/2 crown]]
* [[Ireland 1690 Apr shilling]]
* [[Ireland 1690 Apr 1/2 crown]]
* [[Ireland 1690 May shilling]]
* [[Ireland 1690 May 1/2 crown]], large size
* [[Ireland 1690 June shilling]], small size
* [[Ireland 1690 Jun 1/2 crown]], small size
* [[Coins and currency dated 1690]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Collectors Choice sale]]