Date: c. 1130-1150

Description:

Hiberno-Norse. Circa 1110-1150. Silver Penny (20mm, 0.83 g). Phase VII (semi-bracteate) coinage, ‘Scrabo’ with Quatrefoil type. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer. Bust left / · quatrefoil over long cross. O`S 65; SCBI 8 (BM) 251–2; D&F 33; SCBC 6191.

• Good VF (gVF)
• Very rare

Obverse:

• bust left
• IIII+IIIIIIII

Reverse:

• quatrefoil over long cross
• IIII · · IIIIO OIIII · IIII

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase VII
    • Class A
      • Scrabo type
• 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