Date: c. 1065-1075

Hiberno-Norse, Phase V, Class A Imitation Long Cross Penny (long voided cross, fleur, pellet-in-annulet, crescent, pellet in quarters)

Description:

An Hiberno-Norse / Hiberno-Scandinavian, Phase V, Class A (long voided cross, fleur, pellet-in-annulet, crescent, pellet in quarters) Silver Penny. Presumably minted in Dublin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage

• Weight:  0.94 g
• References:
  • cf. SCBI BM 164-6, same dies; SCBI Copenhagen –; SCBI Ulster –; Roth –; cf. S 6138; DF 28
• Very fine, toned (VF)
• Extremely rare

Obverse:

• Draped bust left, group of pellets on neck, pellet before eye
• Blundered legend

Reverse:

• Long voided cross, fleur, pellet-in-annulet, crescent, pellet in quarters
• 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