The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins

Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase V, Penny, Dublin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage, draped bust left, three interlinked annulets before face, rev. long voided cross, ‘spectacles’ or ‘scissors’ in two quarters, blundered legends both sides, 0.89g/12h (SCBI BM –; SCBI Copenhagen –; SCBI Ulster –; Roth 73; cf. S 6161 [rev.]; DF –). About very fine, dark tone, extremely 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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Bt Baldwin

It is not clear what the design is in the two reverse quarters; it resembles a pair of shears or pince-nez spectacles