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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 16

Hiberno-Norse (c. 1035-1060), Phase III, Penny, Dublin, in the style of an Æthelred II Long Cross Penny, stylised legend, cross at 3 and 9 o'clock, draped bust left, rev. stylised legend, voided long cross, stylised hand in first and fourth quarters, 0.79g, 3h (SCBI 8 [British Museum], 127 same dies; DF 24; S.6132), softness of strike on portrait and to parts of legend, otherwise pleasingly cabinet toned on a neat round flan, very fine, scarce

Provenance

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



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£320

Starting price
£250