395, Lot: 550. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRELAND. Philip & Mary. 1554-1558. Base AR Groat (26mm, 3.01 g, 3h). Tower (London) mint; im: rose. Dated 1557. Confronted busts of Philip and Mary; crown above / Crowned harp; crowned P M flanking. SCBC 6501B. Fine, toned.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased March 2013.