Date: c. 943-944/5 AD

Hiberno-Norse Kingdom of Northumbria, Ragnald Guthfrithsson Silver Penny, Triquetra type

Description:

Hiberno-Norse (Kingdom of Northumbria). Ragnald Guthfrithsson. Circa 943-944/5. Silver Penny (14mm, 1.05 g). Triquetra type. York mint; Branting, moneyer.

• Good Very Fine (gVF)
  • Light tone, good metal
• An exceedingly rare type for this elusive Hiberno-Norse King of Northumbria
• Previously unrecorded for this moneyer

References:

• CTCE Group V (unlisted moneyer); SCBI –; BMC –; North 548; SCBC 1024

Obverse:

• Triquetra
• + REG·N·Λ·L·D CVNVN: (V’s as inverted A’s)

Reverse:

• A fringed triangular standard bearing ‘X’ on cross-tipped pole
• + B·R·A·NT HONET·A (V as inverted A)

Country:

• Northumbria

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Kingdom of Northumbria
• Hammered

Other Viking Coins in this Series:

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

Additional Reading:

• O’Brien Coin Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins & Their Links to Ireland
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Coinage of the Viking Kingdom of York (AD 895-954) coming soon
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Coinage of the Viking Kingdom of Northumbria (AD 921-952)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Who Introduced Anglo-Saxon Coins to Ireland and why ?