IRELAND. John. As King, 1199-1216. AR Halfpenny (15mm, 0.71 g, 10h). Third (’Rex’) coinage. Waterford mint; Willem, moneyer. Struck circa 1207-1211. Crowned facing bust, three stars around; all within triangle / WIL• [LEM] NVA, pinwheel (sun) within crescent moon; three stars around; all within triangle. Withers VI 7(?)/a; O'S,
Earliest 13; SCBC 6233. Toned, slightly porous. Good VF. Very rare.
Ex Kirk Davis FPL 74 (Fall 2019), no. 39.
