Date: c. 1095/1100-1150

Hiberno-Norse, Phase VI silver penny – Crude draped bust left, crozier before, quatrefoil behind; Long cross, pellet within annulet at centre, sceptre and pellet in opposing quarters

Description:

Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase VI, Penny. Class A, Type 1c – degraded imitation of the Long Cross type of Æthelred II, crook before left-facing bust and quatrefoil behind. Long cross with pellet within annulet at centre, sceptres and pellets in opposing quarters. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer.

• Diameter: 18 mm
• Weight:  0.55 g

• Near Very Fine (nVF), toned.
  • An exceptional grade for issue.
  • Very rare.
  • Dark-toned

References:

• Dolley A/a; Lane 122, this coin; SCBI BM 232ff;
• SCBI Copenhagen 282ff; SCBI Ulster 376ff; S 6187; DF 32

Obverse:

• Crude draped bust left; crozier before. Quatrefoil behind head
• Blundered and illegible legend around
• Unattributed

Reverse:

• Voided long cross, with a small pellet within an annulet at centre
• Cruciform sceptres and pellets alternating in angles
• Blundered and illegible legend around
• Mint & Moneyer uncertain

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 6
• 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