Date: c. 1075-1080

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse / Hiberno-Scandinavian, Phase V (Class B) Silver Penny in imitation of Æthelred II Long Cross/Harold II PAX coinage, crude bust left, annulet on neck, cross between two pellets in front of face, rev. blundered inscription across field.

• Weight:  0.94 g
• References:
  • SCBI BM 220, same dies; SCBI Copenhagen 261; SCBI Ulster 333
  • O’Sullivan 33; Roth 198; S 6151; DF –
• Better than very fine. Toned (gVF)
• Extremely rare

Obverse:

• Crude bust left (in imitation of Æthelred II Long Cross coinage)
• Annulet on neck, cross between two pellets in front of face
• Blundered legend

Reverse:

• Blundered inscription across field (in imitation of Harold II PAX coinage)
• Blundered legend “III O III”

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 5
• 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