IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. Phase III. Circa 1035-1055/60. AR Penny (17mm, 0.92 g). Phase III coinage, Long Cross type. Draped bust left / Voided long cross, with triple crescent ends; ‘hand’ symbols in first and fourth quarters. SCBI 8 (BM), 121 (same dies); cf. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 126-7; cf. SCBI 32 (Ulster), 142; D&F 24; SCBC 6132. Richly toned, tiny green deposit. EF.
Ex Baldwin’s 18 (12 October 1998), lot 1909.
