IR1709 – IRELAND, Edward VI
(1547-15430), “Bungal”, Brass Imitation of Edward VI Base Shilling, 3.79g.,
30mm, dated 1552 (in Roman numerals),
blundered legends, crowned bust of Edward right, rev., royal arms in
oval garnished shield, blundered legends and date, (S.6494A), mottled
green and brown patina, rough surfaces, very fine.
$395
SOLD
The ‘Bungals’ from the
gaelic bonn geal (“white groat”) were shipped into Ireland, to serve
as a local ad hoc currency, following the demonetization of their
genuine counterparts in England, in 1560, early in the reign of Elizabeth I.
They continued to circulate in parts of western Ireland, like Connacht, for
a penny for sometime afterwards.
