Irish 1737 Brass Coin Weight for Dobra of 8 Escudos
$120
Proclamation of 1737, Brass Coin Weight of Ireland for Dobra of 8 Escudos. 28.68 g., 26.5 mm. Withers 2711. :THE.STANDARD. OF. IRELAND, harp, D G at sides, 18:10 1/2 below. Legend begins above harp, and ends w D over maiden’s head. Harp touches the 8 and the second 1 of weight. The same die as W.2727. Rx. ANNO. GEORGI. II. UNDECIMO; 1737 above. The same die as W.2711b., and W.2712.
About Extremely Fine w some original luster. All devices and legends well struck and readable, on excellent metal. Light scoring for weight adjustment. Scarce. $120.
The identification of this piece and other Coin Weights of Ireland, makes indispensable use of numismatic legends, Paul and Bente Withers’s The Coin-Weights of IRELAND, 76 pps, quarto, card covers, all weights w clear color photos throughout, pub. 2019, Galata Press, Wales. A revision, and collaborative work incorporating new discoveries and research from all the advanced collectors of the series, upgrading the Irish section of their previous work of 1993. A new signed by both authors copy of this book is available for $40.
Category:
Irish & World Tokens
Catalogue Number:
W.2711
Date:
Proclamation 1737
Denomination:
Dobra of 8 Escudos, 18 dwt., 10.5 g.
Grade:
About Extremely Fine
Ruler:
George II, 1727-1760
Weight:
Brass 28.68 g.; 26.5 mm.
