Date: c. 1035-1060 Description: Hiberno-Norse coinage, Phase III, Class A, Type 3d silver penny. The obverse is, unusually, quite legible (Sihtric, King of Dublin) but the reverse legend is, as more usual, badly blundered and indecipherable. This suggests that this coin was produced quite early in Phase III. Obverse: Plain Bust facing left, imitating Aethelred…
Date: c. 1035-1060 Description: Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Plain bust with symbol – cross on neck), two hands on reverse. Badly blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable. Obverse: Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types. Symbol on neck – cross pattée. Legend: Badly blundered. Reverse:…
Date: c. 1035-1060 Description: Hiberno-Norse coinage, Phase III, Class A, Type 1a silver penny. The obverse and reverse legends, as usual, are badly blundered and indecipherable. Obverse: Plain Bust, imitating Aethelred of England. Legend: Badly blundered. Reverse: Long Cross imitation, with symbolic hands in 2 quadrants. Legend: Badly blundered. Country: Ireland Category: Hiberno-Norse Phase 3…
Date: c. 1035-1055/60 Description: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny (17.5mm, 0.86 g, 7h). Phase III coinage, Long Cross type. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer. O`S –; SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 188 (same dies); D&F 24; SCBC 6132. Extremely Fine (EF) Toned, thin flan crack. Obverse: +IIITIDFILFIDI, draped bust left Reverse: +I- I·-I-I LII LII, voided long cross, with triple crescent ends; pellet…
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