Date: c. 1095/1100-1150

Description:

Hiberno-Norse. Circa 1095/1100-1150. Silver Penny (18mm, 0.46 g). Phase VI coinage, Long Cross type. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer. O`S 22; SCBI 8 (BM), 366-75; D&F 32; SCBC 6187.

• Good VF (gVF)
• Toned

Obverse:

• Bust left; croizer before, quatrefoil on neck, trifoil behind

Reverse:

• Voided long cross with large pellet in centre; pellets and sceptres in opposite quarters.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase VI
• 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