Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase IV, Penny, Dublin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage, ‘Scratched Die’ type, draped bust left, pellet on face, two on neck and by tip of nose, three behind head, rev. long voided cross, hand, cross and two pellets, three pellets, two pellets in quarters, blundered legends both sides, 0.96g/4h (SCBI BM 146/149; SCBI Copenhagen –; SCBI Ulster 311; O’Sullivan 22; cf. Roth 159; cf. S 6134; DF 25). About very fine and very rare thus £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins.

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Provenance: Bt C.J. Denton