Date: c. 1035-1060

Hiberno-Norse Phase III, Class A, Plain bust, Type 2 (Long Cross, with one hand symbol).

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain bust), Type 2 (one hand on reverse). The obverse and reverse legends, as usual, are badly blundered and indecipherable.

Obverse:

• Plain Bust, imitating Aethelred of England.
• Legend: Badly blundered (illegible).
  • + DIF  LIN  VIDF  EIE

Reverse:

• Long Cross imitation, with symbolic hands in 2 quadrants + 1 large pellet.
• Legend: Badly blundered (illegible).
  • + IEI  D⌉F  IINO  RFN

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 3
    • Class A
    • Type 2
• 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)