Record ID: LON-D36A8B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy Irish Limerick Siege Coinage half penny of James II (AD 1685-1688), dated AD 1691. Mint of Limerick. Dimensions: diameter: 25.60mm; weigh: 4.40g.  These were struck over large Gun Money Shillings Besieged coins struck with James II on the Obverse But under the Rule of William & Mary. Obverse: Laureate bust of James II right Obverse inscription: IACOBVS . II . DEI  . GRATIA Reverse description: Hibernia seated left, harp right Reverse inscription: HIBERNIA  . 1691 ("N" in Hibernia in retrograde)
Created on: Monday 17th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2022
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Record ID: WILT-645E82
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy post-medieval Irish 'hibernia' halfpenny of James II, dating to AD 1691. HIBERNIA reverse, depicting Hibernia seated left and holding a cross. These 'hibernias' are a type of 'gun money', a coinage issued in Ireland when James attempted to recover the English throne. They were the last attempt to establish such a coinage before giving up in 1691. To produce these 'hibernias', shillings were recoined as halfpennies or farthings in the Irish town Limerick. The name 'hibernias' for this coin type comes from the fact that they are the first coins on which the reverse dep…
Created on: Friday 29th December 2017
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
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