Hiberno-Norse. temp. Domnall mac Taidc Ua Briain-Brotar mac Torcaill. Early-mid 12th century. AR Penny (18mm, 0.48 g). Phase VII coinage. Semi-bracteate type. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer. Struck circa 1110-1150. Crude draped bust left; trefoil before / Voided cross botonee. O'S 66; SCBI 8 (BM) 253; SCBC 6192. VF, toned, heavily chipped. Very rare.

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Phase VII coinage (Semi-bracteate type), Crude draped bust left; trefoil before / Voided cross botonée

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…

Hiberno-Norse, Phase VII Silver Bracteate Penny. Cross with rectangle at centre and lis in each angle

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse, Phase VII Silver Bracteate Penny. Cross with rectangle at centre and lis in each angle

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…

Hiberno-Norse. AR Bracteate, ca. 1110-1150. Cross over quatrefoil, pellet in each angle, "legend" of "I's" around. S.6202G. Small edge chip from contemporary mount breaking off. Very Fine and Very rare.

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse, Phase VII Silver Bracteate Penny. Cross over quatrefoil, pellet in each angle

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…

Hiberno-Norse Phase VII Silver Penny - Voided Cross, with Pellets & Sceptres. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Phase VII, Class B Silver Bracteate Penny – Voided Cross, with Pellets & Sceptres

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…

Hiberno-Norse. Circa 1110-1150. Silver Penny (20mm, 0.83 g). Phase VII (semi-bracteate) coinage, ‘Scrabo’ with Quatrefoil type. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer. Bust left / · quatrefoil over long cross. O`S 65; SCBI 8 (BM) 251–2; D&F 33; SCBC 6191

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase VII, Class A (Scrabo Type)

Date: c. 1130-1150   Description: Hiberno-Norse. Circa 1110-1150. Silver Penny (20mm, 0.83 g). Phase VII (semi-bracteate) coinage, ‘Scrabo’ with Quatrefoil type. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer. Bust left / · quatrefoil over long cross. O`S 65; SCBI 8 (BM) 251–2; D&F 33; SCBC 6191. Good VF (gVF) Very rare Obverse: bust left IIII+IIIIIIII Reverse: quatrefoil over…

Phase III, Penny, bust left, two pellets in front of face and behind head, rev. long voided cross with hand in two quarters, blundered legends

O’Brien Coin Guide: Introduction to the Hiberno-Norse Coinages of the Late 10th & Early 11th C

The first locally produced Irish coinage was the so-called Hiberno-Norse coinage which was first minted in Dublin in about 995-7 AD under the authority of Sihtric III (aka Sihtric Silkenbeard), the Norse King of Dublin.  There is no evidence for the native Irish producing coins before this, so it is likely that their economy was not coin-based.  The…