The ‘Good Money’ Collection of Irish Hammered Coins

Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase III, Penny, Dublin, in imitation of Long Cross coinage, draped bust left, hand on neck, three pellets by mouth, rev. long voided cross, hand in two quarters, blundered legends both sides, 0.94g/12h (SCBI BM 135; SCBI Copenhagen –; SCBI Ulster 254; SCBI Yorkshire 1488; Roth 129; S 6131; DF 24). The obverse struck from a worn or slightly damaged die, good fine, extremely rare
£400-£500

The symbols on this coin are quite visible but unfortunately not well defined. Overall, however, the coin is far superior to the British Museum specimen which is badly cracked