Coin
½ Penny - John Second "DOMinus" Coinage; Kilkenny — Ireland
Ireland • Sp# 6213
Overview
A silver ½ Penny hammered coin of Ireland, issued under Lord John Lackland. Minted between 1190 and 1198 at the Kilkenny mint. The obverse features a diademed head facing within a beaded circle, while the reverse displays a voided double cross pattée with an annulet in each angle.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 0.7 g
- Diameter
- 14.5 mm
- Mint
- Kilkenny mint
- Shape
- Round (irregular)
- Technique
- Hammered
- References
- Sp# 6213
- Issuer
- Ireland
Design details
Obverse
Diademed head facing, within inner beaded circle Script: Latin Lettering: ✠ IOHANN S Translation: John
Reverse
Voided double cross pattée with annulet in each angle, within beaded inner circle Script: Latin Lettering: ✠ WALTEX ON KЄ Translation: Walter of Kilkenny
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: Kilkenny mint. 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# 6213. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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