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Auction 259 27 Sep 2022
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Hiberno-Scandinavian
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase I, c. 995-1020, Sihtric, Penny, Dublin, Fastolf, in imitation of Æthelred II CRVX coinage, draped bust left with sceptre, sitir dix flmilox, rev. faztolf o dlm, short voided cross, C R V X in angles, 1.34g/4h (BNJ XVII, pl.I, 2, this coin; SCBI BM 3; SCBI Copenhagen –; SCBI Ulster 2-4; O'Sullivan 1; Roth 9; S 6100; DF 1). Good very fine with old cabinet toning, very rare £2,000-£3,000
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This is one of the earliest Hiberno-Norse coins, copying an English type which was struck between c. 991-7. It is thought that the Irish imitations were introduced at Dublin within a few years, during the last five years of the century. This type is found in the Clondalkin (Co. Dublin) Hoard and Igelösa Hoard from Sweden, buried c. 1000, amongst others
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase I, c. 995-1020, Sihtric, Penny, Dublin, Fastolf, in imitation of Æthelred II CRVX coinage, draped bust left with sceptre, sitir dix flmilox, rev. faztolf o dlm, short voided cross, C R V X in angles, 1.34g/4h (BNJ XVII, pl.I, 2, this coin; SCBI BM 3; SCBI Copenhagen –; SCBI Ulster 2-4; O'Sullivan 1; Roth 9; S 6100; DF 1). Good very fine with old cabinet toning, very rare £2,000-£3,000
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This is one of the earliest Hiberno-Norse coins, copying an English type which was struck between c. 991-7. It is thought that the Irish imitations were introduced at Dublin within a few years, during the last five years of the century. This type is found in the Clondalkin (Co. Dublin) Hoard and Igelösa Hoard from Sweden, buried c. 1000, amongst others