Date: c. 1035-1060

Hiberno-Norse penny, Phase III, Class B (Hand in front of face), Type 1b – Long Cross, large Pellet + Stigmata Hand. Echmarcach Mac Ragnaill

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Phase III, Class B (Hand in front of Face), Type 1b – Hiberno-Norse penny, Phase III, Class B (Hand in front of face), Type 1b – Long Cross, large Pellet + Stigmata Hand on reverse. Badly blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable.

Obverse:

• Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types.
• Hand in front of face.
• Blundered Legend:

Reverse:

• Long cross, imitating earlier Phase I Long Cross type. Long Cross, large Pellet + Stigmata Hand in opposite quadrants of the cross.
• Blundered Legend:

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 3
    • Class B
    • Type 1b
• 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)