Date: c. 943-944/5 AD

Description:

Hiberno-Norse (Northumbria). Ragnald Guthfrithsson. Circa 943-944/5. Silver Penny (19mm, 0.95 g, 5h). Cross Moline type. York mint; Avra, moneyer. CTCE Group VI; SCBI 34 (BM) 1257 var. (obv. legend); North 547; SCBC 1025.

• Good Very Fine (gVF)
  • Light tone, good metal
• Extremely rare

Obverse:

• Cross moline
• + RE·G·N·A·L·D CVNVΓ (V’s as inverted A’s)

Reverse:

• Small cross pattée
• + AVRA MONIT REΓ (V as inverted A)

Country:

• Northumbria

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Kingdom of Northumbria
• Hammered

Additional Reading:

• O’Brien Coin Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins & Their Links to Ireland
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Coinage of the Viking Kingdom of York (AD 895-954) coming soon
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Coinage of the Viking Kingdom of Northumbria (AD 921-952)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Who Introduced Anglo-Saxon Coins to Ireland and why ?