Date: c. 1035-1060

An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Bust with Symbols), Type 3d (Three Pellets behind Head). Long Cross with two hands on reverse.

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Bust with Symbols), Type 3d (Three Pellets behind Head). Long Cross with two hands on reverse. Blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable.

Obverse:

• Plain bust, imitating earlier Phase I types. Symbol before face – pellet
• Legend:
  • Blundered and indecipherable.

Reverse:

• Long cross, imitating earlier Phase I Long Cross type. Two hands within the quadrants of the cross.

• Legend:
  • Blundered and indecipherable.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase III
  • Class E
    • Type 3d
• 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