Triton XVIII, Lot: 1766. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. Circa 1095/1100-1150. AR Penny (18mm, 0.46 g). Phase VI coinage, Long Cross type. Uncertain mint signature and moneyer. Bust left; croizer before, quatrefoil on neck / Voided long cross; pellets and scepters in opposite quarters. O'S 22; SCBI 8 (BM), 366-75; D&F 32; SCBC 6187. Good VF, toned.

From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Davissons, 22 February 2010.