Hiberno-Norse Phase III, Class A, Plain bust, Type 2 (Long Cross, with one hand symbol) Echmarcach mac Ragnaill. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain Bust), Type 2 (One Hand on Rev.)

Date: c. 1035-1060 Description: An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain bust), Type 2 (one hand on reverse). The obverse and reverse legends, as usual, are badly blundered and indecipherable. Obverse: Plain Bust, imitating Aethelred of England. Legend: Badly blundered (illegible). + DIF  LIN  VIDF  EIE Reverse: Long Cross imitation, with symbolic hands…

An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain bust), Type 1e (two hands + one large pellet on reverse). The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain Bust), Type 1e (2 Hands + 1 large pellet on Rev.)

Date: c. 1035-1060 Description: An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain bust), Type 1e (two hands + one large pellet on reverse). The obverse and reverse legends, as usual, are badly blundered and indecipherable. Obverse: Plain Bust, imitating Aethelred of England. Legend: Badly blundered (illegible). + YIII  YYIO  IIIIII Reverse: Long Cross imitation,…

An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain bust), Type 1f (two hands + one large pellet + one small pellet on reverse). The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain Bust), Type 1f (2 Hands + 1 large pellet + 1 small pellet on Rev.)

Date: c. 1035-1060 Description: An Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain bust), Type 1f (two hands + one large pellet + one small pellet on reverse). The obverse and reverse legends, as usual, are badly blundered and indecipherable. Obverse: Plain Bust, imitating Aethelred of England. Legend: Badly blundered (illegible). + NNDIIN  DIFIDIII Reverse:…

Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain Head), Type 1h (Long cross, hand in two angles, cross pommée in one angle). The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain Bust), Type 1h (2 Hands + cross pommée on Rev.)

Date: c. 1035-1060 Description: Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain Head), Type 1h (Long Cross with two hands + cross pommée). The obverse and reverse legends are, as usual, badly blundered and indecipherable. Obverse: Plain Bust, imitating Aethelred of England. Legend: Badly blundered. Reverse: Long Cross imitation, with two symbolic hands and cross…

Hiberno-Norse Phase III, Class A, Plain bust, Type 3d - Long Cross with two hands + two large pellets. Echmarcach mac Ragnaill. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Norse Silver Penny, Phase III, Class A (Plain Bust), Type 3d (2 Hands + 2 large pellets on Rev.)

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…