Vikings

Silver Hiberno-Norse penny

Period:

Early Medieval

Description:

Coins were struck for the Norse kings of Dublin between 995 and 1150.   The coins are generally imitations of English pennies and this one is a copy of a long cross penny of Aethelraed II (841-849AD).  Another Hiberno-Norse coin found at Whithorn in 1911 is now in Glasgow Museum and Art Gallery.

 

The obverse shows a head facing left with a cross on its neck.  The reverse has a long cross with a stylised hand in two of the angles.

Place of Production:

Dublin

Materials/Media:

silver

Dimensions:

diameter 16mm, weight 0.83gm

Source:

The Whithorn Trust

Accession number:

WIWMS Whit EMCoin.65

Digital Number:

WTCO005a; WTCO005b

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council