Date: c. 1095-1100 ?

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase V (1065-1100) with uncertain mint signature (illegible legends) and unknown moneyer.

• Height: 16 mm
• Weight: 0.77 g
• Very Fine (VF)
• Toned, some light porosity, crimped

References:

• A unique coin, not listed in any of the catalogues.
• Lindsay –; Roth –; O’Sullivan – (cf. 54 for obv.); SCBI –: SCBC –: DF–: S–.
  • Listed as Phase V because it has a reverse similar to an Edward the Confessor type

Obverse:

Degraded facing bust (possibly derived from a bust of William I ?); pseudo-legend around.

Reverse:

Expanding cross (derived from Edward the Confessor BMC Type 5); pseudo-legend around. Double-struck on reverse.

The original Edward the Confessor ‘expanding cross’ types were struck in England c. 1050-1053 and it is likely this Hiberno-Norse variant was struck much later because the obverse doesn’t seem similar to any of Edward’s facing busts.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 5
    • Class F (Stylised facing and profile busts)
    • Type ?
• Hammered

Other Coins in this Series:

• The Old Currency Exchange: Checklist (Hiberno-Norse)

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