Lot 496

Description

Ireland, George I, Proclamation of 1718, a series of weights 17D 8g (doubloon or quadruple pistole) (W.2684b) 8D 16g (double pistole) (W.2690a), 6D 22g (moidor) (W.2692), 4D 14«g (half peca or 2 scudos) this denomination (weight) not in Withers but given 2697 4D 8g (W.2698) (2), 2D 14¬g) half Louis d'or) (W.2701) 2D 4g (half pistole) (W.2704), 1D 3g (half escudo) (W.2709), 1D 2g (quarter pistole) (W.2710b). Mostly with attractive brown patinas, some rare or very rare, the fifth unpublished. (10)

Fourth, fifth and ninth ex C.K. Welch Collection, the sixth from Spink in 1973, the others all from Dr. A. Went Collection.