Date: Second reign, c. 950-952 AD

Description:

Hiberno-Norse (Northumbria). Anlaf Sithtricsson (Cuaran). Second reign, c. 950-952. Silver Penny (21mm, 1.31 g, 8h). Circumscription Cross type. York mint; Radulf, moneyer. CTCE Group VI b, c, and q; SCBI 4 (Copenhagen), 639 var. (legends); BMC –; North 541; SCBC 1029 (this coin illustrated).

• Almost Extremely Fine (aEF)
  • Slight deposit in legend on obverse, otherwise with a pleasing silvery/blue tone.
• Extremely rare.

Obverse:

• Small cross pattée
• + ·A·NL·A·F CVNVNCΓ

Reverse:

• Small cross pattée
• + R·A·ÐVCF MONET R

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 ?