Date: c. 995-1015

Hiberno-Norse, Phase I, Class B (Long Cross) Silver Penny, in the name of Sihtric, King of Dublin, with a mint signature of Godleop, moneyer of Stamford

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse / Hiberno-Scandinavian, Phase I, Class B (Long Cross) Silver Penny, in the name of Sihtric, King of Dublin, with a mint signature of Godleop, moneyer of Stamford. Struck circa AD 1000-1010.

• Weight: 1.31 g
• References:
  • O’S Type 3; SCBI BM –; SCBI Copenhagen –; SCBI Ulster –; Roth –; S 6104; DF 6)
    
• Slightly peckmarked, otherwise about Very Fine (aVF)
• A very rare mint and moneyer signature for an Hiberno-Scandinavian penny of Dublin

Obverse:

• Draped bust left
• Clear, legible obverse legend:
  • + SIHTRC RE+ ÐYFLNMI
    • (translates as “Sihtric, King of Dublin”)

Reverse:

• Long voided cross, with triple crescent ends and nothing in the angles
• 12 peck marks in the angles (suggesting this coin was well circulated)
• Clear but blundered suffix to reverse legend:
  • + GODLEOP MΘ STAN
    • (translates as Moneyer = “Godleop of Stamford”)

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 1
    • Class B (Long Cross)
• 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