The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins

Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase IV, Penny, Dublin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage, ‘Scratched Die’ type, crude draped bust left, seven pellets on profile, rosette (?) of pellets behind head, rev. long voided cross, hand, two pellets, nothing, two pellets and cross in quarters, blundered legends both sides, 0.95g/6h (cf. SCBI BM 146; SCBI Copenhagen –; SCBI Ulster 311; O’Sullivan 22; cf. Roth 159; cf. S 6134; DF 25). About very fine, very rare £500-£700

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