Date: c. AD 1000-1010 ?

Scandinavian imitation of Hiberno-Norse Phase I, Long cross type penny. Crude bust left, blundered legend but attributable to Sihtric of Dublin.

• Weight: 1.29 g

Obverse:

• Bare bust left to base of coin
• Legend: + HITRIC MO DIEHN
  • Blundered but attributable to Sihtric of Dublin
• Planchet crack at 6’clock

Reverse:

• Long cross, each limb ending in three semi-circles, a pellet in centre
• Legend: + IOOOY OOIT UOIM IO
  • Badly blundered, illegible
• Planchet crack at 2 o’clock

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Scandinavian Imitation of an Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 1
    • 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