Halfpenny from Limerick with King James II Mint: Limerick

1691

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

brass

Dimensions

5.59 g, 12:00, 26.65 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Reverend Frank R. Shipman, B.A. 1885

Accession Number

2001.87.41299

Geography

Made in Limerick, Ireland

Culture

Irish

Period

17th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: IACOBUS II DEI GRATIA. Bust left.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: HIBERNIA [N reversed] 1691. Hibernia, seated, l.
Provenance
Reverend Frank R. Shipman, to about 1926; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1926 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, halfpennies, money

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