Date: c. 1075-80

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse, Phase V, Class B, Silver Penny. Degraded facing crowned bust with large annulets at sides, most likely derived from the Two Stars type of William I (but equally possibly also from Henry I Annulets type- BMC1)

• Weight: 1.00 g

References:

• see SCBI Ulster 344-5; SCBI British Museum, 209-10 and Roth 169-170 for obverse; S.6173
• the reverse type is unrecorded

Flan chipped in two places at seven and ten o’clock; severely cracked.

• Good Fine (gF)
• Exceedingly rare

Obverse:

• Voided long cross with E’s and trefoils of pellets in alternate angles
  • most likely derived from the ‘Two Stars type’ of William I
  • or, possibly also from the ‘Annulets type’ of Henry I (BMC1)
• Blundered and illegible (pseudo-) legend around

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