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O’Brien Coin Guide: I disegni delle monete irlandesi di Publio Morbiducci (1927)

Introduzione: Nel 1922 l’Irlanda ottenne l’indipendenza dalla Gran Bretagna e, dopo l’iniziale distrazione di una guerra civile, il paese cominciò ad andare avanti e si mise all’opera nel suo compito principale di costruzione della nazione. Il processo che seguì fu difficile e divisivo e una delle cose ritenute essenziali per il nuovo stato fu una propria valuta. Il 13 aprile 1926, il Coinage Act…

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Scandinavian Silver Penny (Phase I, Class B – Long Cross Type) in the name of Sihtric / Moneyer: Goldstegn (of Dublin)

Date: c. 1000-1010 Description: Hiberno-Scandinavian. Sihtric III Olafsson. Silver penny. Minted c.1000-1010 AD. (19mm, 1.49 g). Phase I Class B coinage (Long Cross type). Moneyer unpublished: O’S -; SCBI -; Hilderbrand -; DF -; S – Obverse: Draped bust left; pellet to right Legend: +SIHTRC REX DYFLIN Translates as “Sihtric, king of Dublin” Reverse: Voided long cross, with pellet at…

O’Brien Rare Coin Review: Ten Pence Bank of Ireland Token, counter-marked "Nine Stuivers" in St Bartholomew (St Barts)

Date: c. 1808 St Bartholomew (St Barts), Authority of 30 December 1808, Nine Stuivers, George III, Bank of Ireland Token for Ten Pence, 1805, rev. counter-marked with a “crown above a 9” Description: Coin and counter-mark fine (F). An extremely rare item but despite being only estimated at £400-500 by DNW; it sold for a healthy GB£ 3,400 + buyer’s premium + tax. This coin would most likely be…

#St Barts #token #Bank of Ireland Token #coins #counter-mark #countermark #French West India Company #Gustavia #history #Ireland #Montbars #Nine Stuivers #numismatics #Saint Barthélemy #St Bartholomew #Sweden

O’Brien Banknote Guide: Three Shillings and 9½ Pence, The Bray Silver Bank

Date: 1801-1812 Silver Bank, Bray, for Alderman John Rose, 3 Shillings and 9 1/2 pence, 3 July 1804, serial number 546, James Grant signature, tear in body of note due to the embossed seal, staining, endorsements on reverse, a superb example of this incredibly rare not. Rose’s Silver Bank was located in Bray, Co Wicklow and the bank’s Dublin agent was Francis Castro, a grocer at 26 St. Andrew…

#silver bank #alderman john rose #bank #banknote #bray silver bank #john rose #Lord Mayor of Dublin

Irish Coin Daily: Commemorative €10 & €20 (100th Birthday of Samuel Beckett)

Date: 2006 Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish schoolteacher, novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, literary translator and French Resistance fighter. He was a very private man and, despite being awarded the Croix de Guerre, didn’t say much about his adventures in France during World War II. He was born in Foxrock, Co Dublin and grew…

#2006 #commemorative #Dublin mint #gold #Sam Beckett #silver #ten euro #twenty euro #Dublin

O’Brien Rare Coin Review: Charles I, Cities of Refuge - Bandon Bridge, Octagonal Farthing

Date: c. 1647 Description: Charles I, Southern Cities of Refuge, Bandon Bridge octagonal farthing (copper) Weight: 2.32g Diameter: 14mm Unrecorded in literature but similar to an ‘undated’ Bandon Bridge farthing References: cf. D&F 316 and SCBC 6560 Overall, about very fine. (aVF) Extremely rare An unrecorded ‘dated’ issue Obverse: Crudely struck emergency coinage with the legend “B. • B”…

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#1647 #Bandon Bridge #Bandon Bridge 1647 #Charles I #coinage of necessity #copper #rare #siege money #The Great Rebellion #unrecorded #art #Cities of refuge #coins #Emergency Coinage #farthing #great-rebellion-1641 #history #Ireland #numismatics

O’Brien Rare Coin Review: Charles I, Cities of Refuge - Cork, Round Uniface Copper Farthing

Date: c. 1647 Charles I (1625-1649), Southern Cities of Refuge, Cork, uniface copper Farthing, “CORKE” across field, crown above, crossed palm leaves below, all within beaded border. Description: Charles I, Southern Cities of Refuge, Cork Round Farthing (copper) Weight: 2.33g References: cf. S 6562B; cf. DF 331-3; cf. SCBI Norweb 6214 About very fine. (aVF) Extremely rare Obverse: Crudely…

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#Charles I #coinage of necessity #copper #Cork 1647 #farthing #siege money #The Great Rebellion #Cities of refuge #Cork #Emergency Coinage

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny (Phase I, Class C – Helmet Type) in the name of Sihtric / Moneyer: CAR (of Dublin)

Date: c. 1009-1011 Description: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase 1, Class C (Imitating Æthelred II’s Helmet type). Struck in the name of Sihtric, King of Dublin. Dublin mint signature, Moneyer: Car Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 1.2 g References: Seaby 6113 Provenance: Whyte’s of Dublin Sales February 1996, Lot 629 16th April, 2011, Lot 469 Extremely Fine (EF) Five peck marks on reverse (this…

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Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse, Phase V, Class B (Imitation of 1070s Anglo-Norman Type) Silver Penny

Date: c. 1075-1080 Description: An Hiberno-Norse / Hiberno-Scandinavian, Phase V, Class B. (1070s Anglo-Norman type) silver penny. Obv. Crude bust right, cross pommée behind & three pellets before nose. Reverse: cross within inner circle. Silver Penny. Presumably minted in Dublin, in imitation of the 1070s Anglo-Norman type coinage. Weight: 0.64 g References: Unpublished. DF-,…

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#Class B #hiberno-scandinavian #penny #phase 5 #phase V #rare #silver #silver penny #viking dublin #viking penny #vikings #Dublin #hiberno-norse

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse, Phase I, Class B (Long Cross) Silver Penny, Sihtric of Dublin (Moneyer: Aeilrine of London) - pellet & short crozier behind neck

Date: c. 995-1015 Description: An Hiberno-Norse. Phase I Penny. Dublin mint attributed to Sihtric, King of Dublin, moneyer: Aeilrine of London (Lundún, Lundúnaborg, Lundúnir) with draped bust left, pellet and short crozier behind neck. Diameter: 19 mm Weight: ? Very Fine (VF), nicely toned on obverse but a little porous on the reverse Very rare in any grade Obverse: Draped bust left, with a…

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#+AEIL RINE MIOL VND #+SIHTRC REDX DMN #Aeilrine of London #hiberno-scandinavian #Moneyer Aeilrine #penny #phase 1 #phase I #silver #silver penny #viking dublin #viking penny #vikings #Dublin #hiberno-norse

Fenian Bonds: O'Mahony Issue, $500 (Robert Emmet & Lord Edward Fitzgerald)

Date: 1866 Fenian Bond 500 Dollars Unissued O’Mahony Description: Issued between 1866 and 1867, these are the first type of Fenian Bond from this period, entitled ‘The National Bond for the Irish Republic’ and signed by O’Mahony. The $500 Bond featured vignettes of Robert Emmet and Lord Edward Fitzgerald Printed by Continental Bank Note Printing Company, New York Size: 18 x 27.5cm Serial…

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#$500 #$500 bond certificate #$500 fenian bond #fenian #fenian bond #fenian bond certificate #five hundred dollars #irish republic #lord edward fitzgerald #national bond #o&039;mahony #o&039;mahony issue #o&039;mahony signature #robert emmet #theobald wolfe tone #twenty dollars

Irish Coin Daily: Edward Bewley's Token Penny (1814 & 1816) Mule

Date: 1814 and 1816 ??? 1814 & 1816 – Edward Bewley’s token penny Description: Very rare Edward Bewley’s (Dublin) copper penny token dated both 1814 (the year of Wellington’s victory at Waterloo) and 1816. The obverse of this ‘mule’ comprises a Hilles token (Davis Dublin No: 10) with a William Bewley reverse die – hence the two different dates. Edward Bewley is thought to have been a grocer…

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#Bewley #copper #Edward Bewley #Irish Token #penny #Token Coinage #Dublin #Ireland

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse, Phase V, Class A (Long Cross Imitation) Silver Penny

Date: c. 1065-1075 Hiberno-Norse, Phase V, Class A Imitation Long Cross Penny (long voided cross, fleur, pellet-in-annulet, crescent, pellet in quarters) Description: An Hiberno-Norse / Hiberno-Scandinavian, Phase V, Class A (long voided cross, fleur, pellet-in-annulet, crescent, pellet in quarters) Silver Penny. Presumably minted in Dublin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage Weight: 0.94…

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#hiberno-scandinavian #penny #rare #silver #silver penny #viking dublin #viking penny #vikings #Dublin #hiberno-norse

Irish Coin Daily: Silver Farthing of John de Curcy, Lord of Ulster, (Second 'Anonymous' Coinage)

Date: c. 1195 John De Courcy, Lord of Ulster, Farthing, anonymous issue, Downpatrick Mint. Description: John de Courcy, (1177-1205), Farthing, Anonymous ‘St Patrick’ issue (c.1185-c.1205), Cross Potent with Crescents coinage, Farthing, Downpatrick mint. Weight: 0.32g References: Allen dies [this specimen not listed] Withers [not listed] SCBI Ulster 336, same obv. die; S 6227; DF 47 Edge…

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O'Brien Banknote Guide: One Pound, Mallow Bank, Type 3 (De La Cour)

Date: 1835 1835 Mallow Bank, One Pound Sterling, dated 1st October, for Robert De La Cour & signed by him. Description: 1835 Mallow Bank, One Pound note signed by Robert de la Cour – possibly one of the last he signed before his bank went under. 1st October, 1835 Signed by Robert de la Cour Pinholes and a few spots, otherwise Very Fine (VF) Very rare Introduction: The Mallow Bank (Co Cork) was…

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#Co Cork #De La Cour #De la Cour Bank #mallow #Mallow Bank #one pound

O'Brien Banknote Guide: 13 Pence, Mallow Bank, Type 1 (De La Cour & Gallwey)

Date: 1801-1812 180_ Mallow Bank, Type 1, One shilling & 1d (a.k.a. 1 shilling Sterling) Description: 18– Unissued Mallow Bank, 1s & 1d banknote for Robert de la Cour & William Gallwey, 13 Pence No date Not signed Almost Fine (aF) Very rare Introduction: The Mallow Bank (Co Cork) was registered on 23rd January 1801 by Robert Delacour and Hill Gallwey. Both men use variations of their name in…

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#13d #1820 #Co Cork #De La Cour #De La Cour & Cuthbert #gallwey #Malow #thirteen pence #William Gallwey

O'Brien Banknote Guide: 30 Shillings, Mallow Bank, Type 2 (De La Cour & Cuthbert) 1820

Date: 1820 Description: 1820 Mallow Bank, for Robert de la Cour & Richard Jonson Cuthbert, 30 Shillings Dated 2nd June, 1820 Signed by J.H. Cuthbert Introduction: The Mallow Bank (Co Cork) was registered on 23rd January 1801 by Robert Delacour and Hill Gallwey. Both men use variations of their name in documents from that time, e.g. Delacour also appears as Delacore and De La Cour, whereas…

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#1820 #Co Cork #Cuthbert #De La Cour #De La Cour & Cuthbert #Malow #thirty shillings

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