Date: c. 1035-1060

Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain bust), Type 1b (Long Cross with two hands/pellets for thumbs). Echmarcach Mac Ragnaill.

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, Phase III, Class A, Type 1b silver penny. The obverse and reverse legends, as usual, are badly blundered and indecipherable.

Obverse:

• Plain Bust, imitating Aethelred of England.
• Legend: Badly blundered.

Reverse:

• Long Cross imitation, with symbolic hands (with pellet/thumbs) in 2 quadrants.
• Legend: Badly blundered.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 3
    • Class A
    • 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)