Date: c. 1035-1060

An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Bust with Symbols), Type 1a (Pellet before Face), with 2 stylised hands on reverse.

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Bust with Symbols), Type 1a (Pellet before Face). Long Cross with two hands on reverse. Blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable.

Obverse:

• Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types.
• Symbol before face – pellet
• Legend: Blundered and indecipherable.
  • + RYIYI  NEN  IINE

Reverse:

• Long cross, imitating earlier Phase I Long Cross type.

• Two hands within the quadrants of the cross.

• Legend: Blundered and indecipherable.
  • + RLII  FIIT  YIII  IYII

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase III
  • Class E
    • Type 1a
• 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