IRELAND. James II. 1685-1691. Brass Crown (33mm, 17.16 g, 9h). Civil War ‘Gunmoney’ coinage. Dated 1690. IAC · II DEI · GRA · MAG · BRI · FRA · ET · HIB · REX, James on horseback riding left, holding sword and reins / CHRIS TO · VICT ORE · TRI VMPHO ·, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around crown; barred ANO DOM across upper field, 16 90 across lower field. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) 432; D&F 366; SCBC 6578D. Good VF. A rare variety with reverse 90 degree die axis to left.
From the C. W. Pearson Collection.
