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1 Penny - Anonymous Canopy type
| Issuer | Hiberno-Norse Kingdom of Dublin |
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| Year | 1070-1095 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Crude facing bust of a ruler depicted beneath a distinctive triangular canopy or arch, rendered in the degenerate Hiberno-Norse style characteristic of late 11th-century Dublin coinage. The face is boldly struck with pelleted eyes, a prominent nose, and a beaded beard, with radiating lines suggesting drapery or a collar below the chin. Sceptres or elongated cross-tipped rods flank the bust on either side, a design element borrowed and stylized from contemporary Anglo-Saxon prototypes. A beaded or annulet border encircles the design, with a partial Latin legend running around the periphery of the flan, though often blundered or illegible on this series. The overall execution is characteristic of the anonymous issues struck at Dublin without a named moneyer. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a highly stylized and degenerate design derived from the long-cross or cross-and-trefoils type of Anglo-Saxon pennies, rendered in the idiosyncratic Hiberno-Norse manner. A central pellet or annulet is surrounded by radiating lines forming a sunburst or fan-like motif, repeated in opposing quarters of the flan. Cross pattée elements and pellet groupings occupy the inter-quarters, reflecting the progressive abstraction of the original Anglo-Saxon prototype. A blundered or partially legible Latin legend runs around the outer border, characteristic of anonymous Dublin issues of this period where moneyer names were frequently garbled or omitted entirely. The strike is irregular, consistent with the hand-hammered production technique employed at the Dublin mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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