Date: c. 1195 Description: John de Courcy, (1177-1205), Farthing, Anonymous ‘St Patrick’ issue (c.1185-c.1205), Cross Potent with Crescents coinage, Farthing, Downpatrick mint. Weight: 0.32g References: Allen dies [this specimen not listed] Withers [not listed] SCBI Ulster 336, same obv. die; S 6227; DF 47 Edge chipped, otherwise about Very Fine (nVF) Toned, nicely preserved specimen…
Date: c. 1102-1103 This is where it gets really complicated for students of Hiberno-Scandinavian coinage Is this penny a Norwegian (or Danish) copy of an Irish-made coin, or; Is it a Norwegian (or Danish) copy of an English-made coin? If it is the former, where was the coin produced? Lund, Ribe, Hedeby and Aalborg in…
Date: c. 1199-1216 Description: John (as King of Ireland) Penny, Dublin mint signature Mint: Dublin Moneyer: WillelmP Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 1.37 g References: SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) –; D&F 50; SCBC 6228A Fine (F), toned, weak in spots. Obverse: Crowned facing bust, holding cruciform scepter; rosette to right; all within triangle, legend around +IOHAN REX…
Date: c. 1190-1199 Description: John (as Lord of Ireland) Third coinage, Halfpenny, Carrickfergus mint signature Mint: Carrickfergus Moneyer: Roberd Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 0.69 g References: Withers VI 1/a; O’S, Earliest 1; SCBC 6214 Not a great coin to look at – chipped flan, plus weak strike. Almost Fine (aF) but, crucially, the King’s name…
Date: c. 1130-1150 Hiberno-Norse, Early-mid 12th century Silver Penny. Phase VII coinage / Semi-bracteate type. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer, struck c. 1130-1150. Crude draped bust left; trefoil before / Voided cross botonée. Heavily chipped, but overall Very fine (VF) Toned Very rare References: O’S 66; SCBI 8 (BM) 253; SCBC 6192 Description: Hiberno-Norse. Good…
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Date: c. 1190-1199 Description: John (as Lord of Ireland) Second coinage, Halfpenny, Dublin, Type 1b. Mint: Dublin Moneyer: Turgod (a rare Dublin moneyer) Weight: 0.78g References: S 6205; DF 39 Parts of legend flat, otherwise very fine (VF) and toned Rare Obverse: Facing diademed head, legend around +IOHANNES DO Translates as “John Dominus” Reverse: Voided…
Date: c. 1130-1150 Description: An Hiberno-Norse, Phase VII, Silver Bracteate Penny. Cross with rectangle at centre and lis in each angle. Weight: 0.62 g References: O’S. 73; DF. 34; S.6199 Very Fine (VF) An unusually good example of this extremely rare bracteate Very rare Obverse: Cross with rectangle at centre and lis in each angle…
Date: c. 1095/1100-1150 Description: Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase VI, Penny. Class A, Type 1c – degraded imitation of the Long Cross type of Æthelred II, crook before left-facing bust and quatrefoil behind. Long cross with pellet within annulet at centre, sceptres and pellets in opposing quarters. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer. Diameter: 18 mm Weight: …
Date: c. 1130-1150 Description: An Hiberno-Norse, Phase VII, Silver Bracteate Penny. Cross over quatrefoil, pellet in each angle, “legend” of “I’s” around References: S.6202G Small edge chip from contemporary mount breaking off. Very Fine (VF) Very rare Obverse: Cross over quatrefoil, pellet in each angle Pseudo-legend of “I’s” around Reverse: Brockage image of Obverse…
Date: c. 1130-1150 Description: Hiberno-Norse coinage, Phase VII, Class B silver penny. About as struck (aUnc) RARE in such a high grade Seaby: S.6193 Obverse: Voided Cross, with Pellets & Sceptres Country: Ireland Category: Hiberno-Norse Phase 7 Class B Hammered Further Reading: O’Brien Coin Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins & Their Links to Ireland O’Brien Coin…
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