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Auction: 7010 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Comm Medals
Lot: 299

Ireland, Hiberno-Norse coinage, Phase VI, late degraded issue, c.1095-1110, Penny, 0.34g., crude stylised head left, crozier to left, rev. voided long cross, sceptres and pellets in angles, blundered legends (DF.32; O´S.22; S.6187), unusually fine metal and sharply struck - strong impression of the obverse evident on the reverse - edge somewhat ragged and small crack by nose, otherwise probably extremely fine for issue Estimate £ 300-400

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