Coin
Collection object
1987.0046
2.3 x 0.9 ; Max T. 0.1 ; Wt. 1.2g
Coin, Gunmoney waste piece, from minting of shillings, large size. Triangular piece, with portions of three strikings, overlapping. R/ at the top of the triangle, the number 9. Below this, a milled edge curving down, enclosing _689 over XII over cross of crown. The left side of this is hammered or overstruck. At the bottom of the triangle, a milled line curving downwards enclosing ... IAC ... O/ at the top angle, the letter R, then a milled line curving downwards, higher up than the line on the Reverse. The central portion of the triangle is very worn on this face, but appears to be the reverse of a coin, with the letter B. At the bottom of the triangle, a milled line curving downwards, below the level of the line on the opposite face. ? July 1689
John Power (collected by)