Hiberno-Scandinavian Period, Phase I, Penny, ‘Winchester’, Byrhtnoth, in imitation of Long Cross...

Hiberno-Scandinavian Period, Phase I, Penny, ‘Winchester’, Byrhtnoth, in imitation of Long Cross coinage, in the name of Sihtric, draped bust left of Irish style, sihtrc rex dyflin, rev. byrhtiod mo rini, long voided cross, nothing in angles, 1.37g/12h (SCBI BM 40 and SCBI Copenhagen 29 for rev. reading; SCBI Ulster –; S 6104; DF 6). Crimped and peckmarked with a trace of an internal crack, very fine and toned, rare
£400-£600

Special Collection
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Michael J. McKeever Collection of Irish Coins.

Provenance
Künker Auction 228 (Osnabrück), 12 March 2013, lot 2836; CNG Mailbid Sale 108, 16 May 2018 (1228)

Footnote
This reverse reading is more often found with an obverse in the name of Æthelred