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Irish gunmoney shilling of James II
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Derby Museums Trust, Anja Rohde, 2007-06-03 14:06:37
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Irish gunmoney shilling of James II
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English: Post medieval coin; Struck bronze “Irish Gunmoney” shilling of James II, issued 1689 (month illegible). Section broken off to one side of coin.

Obv. Bust of king facing left. Very worn. [IA]COBVS.II./[DEI.GRATIA.] Rev Crown with crossed sceptres. XII above crown. J and R to either side of crown. 1689-MAG.[BR.FRA.]ET.[…missing…]X XII J R

These coins were issued by James II to his supporters while he was in Ireland persuing his claim to regain the throne. The idea was that when he was back in power they could be exchanged for their value in official gold and silver coins. The exchange would happen month by month in the order in which they were issued. James’ failure to regain the throne meant that this never happened. The value of the coin is shown in Roman numerals above the crown on the reverse and the month of issue is written below the crown.

Diameter 23.7mm, thickness 1.4mm, weight 3.17g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date 1689
date QS:P571,+1689-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 182047
Old ref: DENO-2B6EB1
Filename: E5581 James II b.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/140294
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/140294/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/182047
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