The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins

Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase III, Penny, Dublin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage, draped bust left, rev. long voided cross, hand in two angles, pellet and serpent in others, blundered legends both sides, 0.80g/12h (SCBI BM 119ff; cf. SCBI Copenhagen 189; SCBI Ulster 237ff, and 298; Roth –; S 6132A; DF 24). Extremely fine and toned, the reverse symbols very unusual and very rare £800-£1,000

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. Martin

While most coins have fairly schematic and stylised ornaments, this specimen has a realistic looking serpent on the reverse with a snake-like body with head reverted and tapering to a pointed tail