Date: c. 1075-80

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse, Phase V, Class B, Silver Penny. Crowned facing bust, sceptre either side, deriving from Two Sceptres type of William I. Reverse: Cross fleury, pellets in angles

• Diameter: 16 mm
• Weight: 0.84 g

References:

• cf. SCBI Ulster 347 (=Roth 206) and SCBI Copenhagen 281
• Lindsay, Supp. p.1 3, 57: S.6170

Obverse double struck

• Reverse Very Fine (VF)
• Extremely rare

Obverse:

• Crowned facing bust, sceptre either side
  • deriving from Two Sceptres type of William I
• Blundered and illegible (pseudo-) legend around
• Flan pierced at seven o’clock, double struck

Reverse:

• Cross fleury, pellets in angles
• Blundered and illegible (pseudo-) legend around.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 5
    • Class B
• Hammered

Other Coins in this Series:

• Check List: Hiberno-Norse Coinage
  

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