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1/2 Penny - John Second 'DOMinus' Coinage, Kilkenny
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1190-1198 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A voided double cross pattée, its limbs extending to the beaded inner circle, with a small annulet placed in each of the four angles formed by the cross arms, creating a symmetrical and decorative field composition typical of Anglo-Irish halfpenny coinage of the 'Dominus' issue. The design occupies the full flan within the beaded inner circle. The surrounding Latin legend reads WALTЄX ON KЄ, identifying the moneyer Walter and his place of operation at Kilkenny. A cross pattée precedes the legend as is conventional for the series. The reverse die is in keeping with the hammered, irregular style characteristic of this provincial mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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John held the Lordship of Ireland from 1177 under his father Henry II, and this Kilkenny issue belongs to his second coinage series — distinguished by the DOMINUS legend acknowledging his lordship title rather than any royal claim. Kilkenny was one of a handful of Irish mints operating under John's authority, alongside Dublin, Waterford, and Limerick, each producing coins of notoriously variable weight and die workmanship.
The halfpenny denomination was cut from whole pennies in much of Europe during this period, but John's Irish issues struck fractional denominations outright — an administrative decision that speaks to the genuine demand for small change in Irish commercial life.