Coin
½ Penny - John Second "DOMinus" Coinage, Dublin — Ireland
Ireland • Sp# 6205
Overview
A silver ½ Penny coin from Ireland, minted during the reign of King John between 1190 and 1198. The obverse features a facing bust of King John wearing a diadem inside a beaded circle, while the reverse displays a voided short cross potent with an annulet in each quarter. This hammered coin was struck at the Royal Irish Mint in Dublin.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 0.7 g
- Diameter
- 15 mm
- Mint
- Royal Irish Mint, Dublin, Ireland (995-1695)
- Shape
- Round (irregular)
- Technique
- Hammered
- References
- Sp# 6205
- Issuer
- Ireland
Design details
Obverse
Facing bust of King John wearing diadem, within inner beaded circle. Script: Latin Lettering: ✠ IOHANNES DOM Translation: Lord John
Reverse
Voided short cross potent with an annulet in each quarter. Script: Latin Lettering: ADAM ON DWE Translation: Adam of Dublin
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Standard circulation coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Royal Irish Mint, Dublin, Ireland (995-1695). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Precious metal content: Silver — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
Sp# 6205. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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