Date: c. 1035-1060

Hiberno-Norse Phase III, Class E (Bust with Symbols), Type 5a – Plain bust, Pellet on Neck, plus three pellets behind Head; Rev. Long Cross, 3 pellets + 1 stigmata hand.

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Bust with Symbols), Type 5a – Pellet on Neck, plus three pellets behind Head; Rev. Long Cross, with three pellets + hand (stigmata) in the quadrants of the reverse cross. Badly blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable.

Obverse:

• Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types.
• Bust facing left, with Pellet on Neck, plus three pellets behind Head.
• Blundered Legend:

Reverse:

• Long cross, imitating earlier Phase I Long Cross type.
• Three pellets + hand (stigmata) in the quadrants.
• Blundered Legend:

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 3
    • Class E
    • Type 5a
• 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)