Date: c. 1035-1060

Hiberno-Norse, Phase III, Class E silver penny (Plain bust with symbol – cross on neck). Two hands on reverse.

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Plain bust with symbol – cross on neck), two hands on reverse. Badly blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable.

Obverse:

• Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types.
• Symbol on neck – cross pattée.
• Legend: Badly blundered.

Reverse:

• Long cross, imitating earlier Phase I Long Cross type.
• Two hand symbols within the cross quadrants.
• Legend: Badly blundered.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 3
    • Class E
    • Type 2a
• 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