Token
½ Penny Wicklow /Cronebane; Mule — Ireland
Ireland • DH# 68a
Overview
A copper ½ Penny (1⁄480) merchant token from Ireland, known as the Wicklow /Cronebane Mule. The obverse features a bishop's head right with a crosier and the lettering 'CRONEBANE HALFPENNY'. The reverse depicts Hibernia seated left, leaning on a harp with the lettering 'HIBERNIA'. This variant weighs 9.5 grams, measures 29 mm in diameter, and features a reticulated (engrailed) edge.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 9.5 g
- Diameter
- 29 mm
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- DH# 68a
- Issuer
- Ireland
Collector insights
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
DH# 68a. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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