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| 背面描述 | A long cross fourchée divides the field into four quarters, each containing a heraldic shield: the quarters display alternating fleurs-de-lis (for France) and passant guardant lions (for England), reflecting the royal arms of Henry VIII as struck for Irish coinage. The shields are set within a beaded inner circle, and the peripheral legend POSUI DEUM ADIUTOREM MEUM — meaning 'I have made God my helper' — encircles the design, a standard Henrician reverse motto. The overall style is consistent with hammered Irish sixpences of the period, showing the characteristic irregularity of planchet and strike. |
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This piece dates to the final years of Henry VIII's systematic debasement of Irish coinage, a policy that ran from roughly 1540 until his death in 1547 — meaning this 1550 issue was struck under Edward VI while still carrying his father's name and portrait, a common transitional practice. The Irish mint at Dublin was particularly aggressive in reducing silver fineness during this period, producing coins that contemporaries complained turned their skin green and their purses worthless.
Spink 6488 is among the scarcer denominations of the harp coinage debased series, with surviving examples frequently showing corrosion consistent with the low silver content reacting over centuries.