Date: c. 1065 – 1095
Description:
Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Dublin, Phase V coinage.
Obverse:
- Bearded, helmeted facing-bust
- Blundered and illegible legend around
Reverse:
- Bird symbols
- Blundered and illegible legend around.
Country:
- Ireland
Category:
- Hiberno-Norse
- Phase 5
- 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
I Have not seen the facing bust style of the Hiberno coins , thanks for highlighting this. Paul
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There is also a facing bust in Phase IV.
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