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IR1646 -
Hiberno-Norse Kings of
Dublin, Phase V, Penny, 0.91g,
(c.1065-1095),
stylized head ultimately
derived from the Long Cross type of Aethelred II left,
cross on neck, two pellets before face, pellet and two wedges behind head,
rev., voided long cross with bar on two arms, anchor like object in
3rd quarter, annulet in 2nd and pellets in 1st and 4th, (SCBI BM 157-161;
S.6138), toned, good very fine, very rare $2995
SOLD
- Provenance:
- Ex La Riviere Collection,
Spink Auction, 22 February 2006, lot 16.
- Ex Donal Levy, 'MacDuinnsleibhe'
Collection, Bonhams Auctions, 24 February 2004, lot 109.
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