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64 NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE.<br />

Observe also I am not asserting that <strong>the</strong> " lion " is<br />

proved to be an Irish mark, nor even <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> " lis," <strong>the</strong><br />

"<br />

rose," <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> " harp," that all coins so marked were<br />

minted at Dublin. That some were minted <strong>the</strong>re I enter-<br />

tain no doubt, <strong>the</strong> very strongest probability attaching<br />

to those with <strong>the</strong> " harp " mint mark.<br />

Such are <strong>the</strong> facts <strong>and</strong> such are <strong>the</strong> arguments which<br />

occur to me in this case. If I seem drawn irresistibly to<br />

<strong>the</strong> conclusion that in <strong>the</strong>se coins we possess <strong>the</strong> Irish<br />

money <strong>of</strong> King Edward VI., I wish not to forget how<br />

<strong>the</strong> decision ra<strong>the</strong>r belongs to numismatists on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

side <strong>of</strong> St. George's Channel, <strong>of</strong> such eminence as Dr.<br />

Aquilla Smith enjoys amongst us.<br />

ASSHETON POWNALL.

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