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The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins

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№ 570 x

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27 September 2022

Hammer Price:
£3,800

Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase V, Penny, Dublin, in imitation of Æthelred II Long Cross/William I [?] coinage, very crude bust left, three pellets on neck, rev. ‘bow’ cross, three pellets in each angle, all with curved lozenge, blundered legends both sides, 0.63g/11h (cf. SCBI BM 230; cf. SCBI Copenhagen 277; cf. SCBI Ulster 357; Roth 220; cf. S 6154B; DF 29). Crudely struck, very fine, toned, very rare £2,000-£3,000

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

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Collection

‘Viking’ Collection [J.F. Chown], Spink Auction 150, 14 March 2001, lot 1139

This reverse type is normally coupled with an obverse bust with a hand on the neck