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
- Phase 3
- 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)