277, Lot: 403. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRELAND. John. As King, 1199-1216. AR Farthing (9mm, 0.30 g, 2h). Third (‘Rex’/Triangle) coinage. Dublin mint; Roberd, moneyer. Struck circa 1207-1211. Crowned facing bust within triangle; stars in angles / Pinwheel within triangle. Withers VI p. 37; O'S, Earliest 14 var. (reverse legend); SCBI 10 (Ulster) 387; SCBC 6234. Near Fine, porous. Extremely rare.

From the Innisfree Collection.