Date: c. 1080 – 1085

Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase V mule – Obv: crude bust left, trefoil of pellets to left (S.6139) + Rev: three birds around central pellet (S.6169)

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny mule, Phase V coinage.

• Diameter: 17mm
• Weight: c. 0.7g.
• Good very fine (gVF), with some surface cracks and flat areas

Obverse:

• Crude bust left, trefoil of pellets to left (S.6139)
• Blundered and illegible legend around

Reverse:

• Three birds around central pellet (S.6169)
• Blundered and illegible legend around.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 5
    • Class C
• 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