Watch List notes:

IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. Sihtric III Olafsson. Circa 995-1036. AR Penny (19mm, 1.54 g, 3h). Phase I coinage. Imitating Long Cross type of Æthelred II. Dublin mint; Faenemin, moneyer. Struck circa 1000-1010. + SIIITRC RE+E DYELII, draped bust left; behind neck, pellet with four small pellets around / + F•ÆMEMN MΘ ÐYIL, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. O'S Type 3; R.H.M. Dolley, "The Dublin pennies in the Name of Sihtric Silkbeard in the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad" in The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 93.1 (1963), pl. 1, 2 (same dies); SCBI –; SCBC 6103. Minor double strike and slight crimp. Uneven tone. Near EF. Rare variety with five pellets behind bust.

From an American Collection of Hiberno-Norse Pennies. Ex VAuctions 318 (15 December 2015), lot 485.