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Description: | A copper token "gunmoney" shilling of James II. The coin was issued by James II during his Irish campaigns against William III. The coins were issued as tokens to be redeemed for the equivilent denomination of silver following success. This particular coin bears the month of issue - Aug't (August). Each gunomey coin bore the month of issue to facilitate orderly redemption.Copper token coins of James II were nicknamed 'gunmoney' because the metal was thought to have been acquired by melting down cannons, though it is much more likely that the coins were sourced from other copper alloy such as church bells. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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