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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 4

Hiberno-Norse, Sitric II "Silkbeard" Olafsson (c. 995-1036), Phase I, Penny, c. 1000-1020, "London" [Dublin], 'Dgdoa', in the style of an Æthelred II Last Small Cross Penny, + SIHTRC RE+ DYFLN MO, diademed and draped bust left, rev. + DGDOA NO LVNDI, short cross, 1.01g, 11h (cf. SCBI 8 [British Museum], 55-58; SCBI 32 [Ulster Museum] 33; SCBI 22 [Copenhagen] 47-48; Roth -; DF 19; S.6118), with a slight dishing to flan, otherwise of excellent metal, beautifully lustrous and richly cabinet toned, good extremely fine, very rare, a truly outstanding example for type

Provenance

The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins

With collector's ticket and photocard file image

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Sold for
£3,800

Starting price
£1000