CNG 90, Lot: 2654. Estimate $500. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. temp. Echmarcach mac Ragnaill – Murchad mac Diarmata. Mid 11th century. AR Penny (16mm, 0.82 g, 6h). Phase III coinage. Uncertain mint and moneyer. Struck circa 1035-1055/60. Draped bust left / Voided long cross, with triple crescent ends; ‘hand’ in second and third angles, pellet in first and fourth. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 179-80 (same dies); SCBC 6132. Good VF, toned.