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Auction: 14007 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 586

Hiberno-Norse coinages, Sihtric Anlafsson, Penny, 1.54g, phase II, c.1015-35, imitating Aethelred II long cross type, Dublin, Faeremin, bare headed bust left in style of Aethelred II, cross behind , +sihtrc re+ Ðyflni, rev. +fyeremin mo dyfli, pellets in quarters (S.6122), slight doubling in areas of obverse otherwise superb fresh surfaces and as struck, good extremely fine

Close inspection of the moneyer's name reveals the apparent ae of faeremin as ye. This is an unusual rendering.

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