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

H4006 - Viking Kingdom of York, St. Peter of York Coinage (c.905-927), Phase 1 (c.905-c.910), Penny, 1.16g., York mint, SC IIETRIN (Sancti Petri Moneta - the money of St. Peter), in two lines, pellet above, a pellet and two crosses in between, ornamental cross below, rev., small cross, +EBORACE  (Eboraci [Civitas] - City of York) around, (N.551; S.1006), toned, very fine, heavily peck marked resulting in a small perforation at the center of the coin, scarce, great provenance. $1095 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The Geashill Hoard of York Viking pennies, see Dolley, Michael, "An unpublished Hoard of St. Peter Pence'.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.