Halfpenny
Unknown Irish, Irish
1782
Bronze
Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Heman Durkee
171.34.21593
Geography
Place Made: Ireland, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Money
Research Area
Numismatics: World Currency
Not on view
Inscriptions
obv: Male head, facing right; inscribed, left to right: GEORGIUS III REX rev: Crowned Harp; inscribed, left to right: HIBERNIA / 1782
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