Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 4a.3-Gb.2, W-11500. Rarity-7+. Copper. Sea Beasts Below King, Stars in Legend. VF-20 (PCGS).89.5 grains. Rough olive-brown surfaces with a brick-red splasher. Some dark scale built up in places and a bit of verdigris at L of FLOREAT. Fortunately there are no marks and the detail is quite sharp in places. A rare die variety of which Syd recorded three examples, all fairly low grade.PCGS# 915232.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Purchased in Ireland, May 2002. Plated in the 2018 Martin reference Saint Patrick Coinage (for Ireland and New Jersey) pp. 157, 344.
