Date: c. 1035-1060

Hiberno-Norse Phase III, Class D – Bust with Hand behind Head, Type 1 – Long Cross with two hands. Echmarcach mac Ragnaill.

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Phase III, Class D (Bust with Hand behind Head), Long Cross with two hands on reverse. Badly blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable.

Obverse:

• Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types.
• Bust with Hand behind Head.
• 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 D
    • Type 1
• 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

Other Useful Links:

• Checklist of Hiberno-Norse Coinage (A new web page devoted to this series)