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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, Færemin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage, in the name of Sihtric, draped bust left, pellet and annulet behind, zihtre rx yflhll, rev. færemin mo dyfl, long voided cross, nothing in angles, 1.37g/1h (cf. SCBI BM 21; cf. SCBI Copenhagen 13; cf. SCBI Ulster 21; cf. Roth 19; S 6103; DF 5). Slightly crimped, very fine or better, rare £600-£800
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The Long Cross coinage of Æthelred II is conventionally dated c. 997-1003 and like the preceding type, imitations were produced at Dublin within a few years. An issue date around the Millennium is supported by the hoard evidence
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase I, c. 995-1020, Sihtric, Penny, Dublin, Færemin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage, in the name of Sihtric, draped bust left, pellet and annulet behind, zihtre rx yflhll, rev. færemin mo dyfl, long voided cross, nothing in angles, 1.37g/1h (cf. SCBI BM 21; cf. SCBI Copenhagen 13; cf. SCBI Ulster 21; cf. Roth 19; S 6103; DF 5). Slightly crimped, very fine or better, rare £600-£800
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The Long Cross coinage of Æthelred II is conventionally dated c. 997-1003 and like the preceding type, imitations were produced at Dublin within a few years. An issue date around the Millennium is supported by the hoard evidence