Date: c. 1075-1080

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse / Hiberno-Scandinavian, Phase V, Class B. (1070s Anglo-Norman type) silver penny. Obv. Crude bust right, cross pommée behind & three pellets before nose. Reverse: cross within inner circle. Silver Penny. Presumably minted in Dublin, in imitation of the 1070s Anglo-Norman type coinage.

• Weight:  0.64 g
• References:
  • Unpublished. DF-, S,-
    
• Provenance:
  • Whyte’s (Dublin) 11 November 1996
  • Bonhams (London) 24 April 2004
  • Spinks (London) 22 February 2006
• Good Fine (gF)
• Extremely rare

Obverse:

• Crude bust right, cross pommée behind & three pellets before nose
• Blundered legend

Reverse:

• cross within inner circle, pellet at centre, each arm terminating with a trident, a pellet in each quarter
• Blundered legend

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 5
• 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