Date: c. 995-1015

Description:

A Scandinavian imitation of a Hiberno-Norse Phase I, Class B Long Cross type (AD 995-1015), which was itself an imitation of Æthelred’s Long Cross type (AD 997-1003). It has a Lincoln mint moneyer’s signature (Authgrimr). The obverse is similar to one illustrated in Blackburn’s Imitative Workshop 156-61 but the reverse die is unlisted.

• Weight: 1.11g
  • This is very light for Hiberno-Norse Phase I coinage (so it might be from a later date)

References:

• Blackburn Imitative Workshop 156-61, same obv. die (rev. die unlisted)
• SCBI Helsinki 932, same obv. die; cf. S 1151
• Toned, small crack below chin on obverse, otherwise fine (F)

Obverse:

• Draped bust left; pellet behind neck
• Peck mark in front of face
• Legend:
  • +SISIG REX AIGLSIO
  • Blundered legend, but translates as:
    • Sigtrygg, King of England

Reverse:

• Long cross voided, some peck marks in the angles
• Legend:
  • + ODGRIM M’O LNCO
  • Translates as:
    • Odgrim (Authgrimr), Moneyer of Lincoln

The moneyer Odgrim (Authgrimr) struck coins for Aethelred II (978-1013), Canute (1016‑35) and Edward the Confessor (1042-66), so his signature at Lincoln is well known within the contemporary Anglo-Saxon coinages at this time.

Country:

• Ireland / Danelaw (England)

Category:

• Scandinavian imitation of Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase I, Class B, Long Cross type
  • Moneyer: Odgrim (Authgrimr) of Lincoln
• Hammered

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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
  • Blog Post: The ‘life & times’ of Sihtric Silkenbeard, King of Dublin