Date: c. 1075-1080

Hiberno-Norse, Phase V, Class B (Imitation of Edward the Confessor type xii) Silver Penny (single cross annulet in centre)

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse / Hiberno-Scandinavian, Phase V, Class B (in imitation of Æthelred II Long Cross/Edward the Confessor type vii) Silver Penny. Obv: crude bust left, three pellets in front of face. Rev: single cross, annulet in centre.

• Weight:  0.44 g
• References:
  • SCBI BM 219; cf. SCBI Copenhagen 260; SCBI Ulster –;
  • O’Sullivan 31-2; Roth 5; cf. S 6190; DF 28
• About Extremely Fine (aEF)
• Planchet is chipped, creased, cracked and perforated. Considered Good Fine (gF)
• Extremely rare

Obverse:

• Crude bust left, three pellets in front of face
• Blundered legend

Reverse:

• Single cross, annulet in centre
• Blundered legend

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 5
    • Class B
• 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