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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 8

Hiberno-Norse, Sitric II "Silkbeard" Olafsson (c. 995-1036), Phase II, Penny, c. 1020-1035, Dublin, Færemin, in the style of an Æthelred II Long Cross Penny, + HNTRERH + NFI, blundered legend, draped bust left, pellet before nose, deleted symbol behind head, rev. + FEIRMEN MO DYFL, semi-blundered legend, voided long cross, single pellet in each quarter, 0.98g, 10h (cf. SCBI 32 [Ulster Museum], 114; DF 23 variety; S.6125), die-capped with resultant softness to parts of legend, the portrait otherwise boldly struck, smoothed area behind bust due to alteration of the die symbol, lightly toned, very fine, extremely rare

Provenance

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

With distinctive collector's ticket

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Sold for
£480

Starting price
£250