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Ex Geashill Hoard, Co. Offaly, Ireland, c.1862.

H3204 - Viking Kingdom of York, St. Peter of York Coinage (c.905-927), Phase 2 (c.910-c.919), Penny, 0.93g., York mint, SC IETIIP (Sancti Petri Moneta - the money of St. Peter), in two lines, pellet above, three pellets in between, S symbol below, rev., small cross, +EIACICB  (Eboraci Civitas - City of York) around, (N.553; S.1006), toned, small crease mark across field, good very fine, scarce, great provenance. $1695 SOLD

Provenance
Ex Geashill Hoard, Co. Offally, Ireland, discovered c.1862 (A. H. Baldwin stock ticket in the hand of Michael Sharp)
 
The Geashill Hoard of York Viking pennies, see Dolley, Michael, "An unpublished Hoard of St. Peter Pence'. Numismatic Chronicle, 1957, pp.123-32.