Date: c. 1035-1060

Hiberno-Norse Phase III, Class E, Plain bust, Type 3b – Pellet behind Head. Long Cross with two hands + one pellet

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Plain bust with symbol – Pellet behind Head, Type 3b – Long Cross with two hands + one pellet on reverse. Badly blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable.

Obverse:

• Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types.
• Symbol on neck – Pellet behind Head.
• Legend: + IINITE:RE:DIIFNI

Reverse:

• Long cross, imitating earlier Phase I Long Cross type.
• Two hand symbols + one pellet within the cross quadrants.
• Legend: NONINNN:O:DINNI

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 3
    • Class E
    • Type 3b
• 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)