Date: c. 1065 – 1095

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Dublin, Phase V coinage.

Approx. 17mm, circa 0.7g.  S6138

Obverse:

• Draped bust left; large cross pattée on neck
• Blundered and illegible legend around

Reverse:

• Voided long cross, with triple crescent ends; pellet, annulet, pellet, and inward-facing anchor in angles.
• Blundered and illegible legend around.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 5
    • Class B
• Hammered

 Further Reading:

• O’Brien Coin Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins & Their Links to Ireland
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Who Introduced Anglo-Saxon Coins to Ireland and why ?
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Introduction to the Hiberno-Norse Coinages of the Late 10th & Early 11th C