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O’Brien Coin Guide: I disegni delle monete irlandesi di Publio Morbiducci (1927)Introduzione: Nel 1922 l'Irlanda ottenne...
26/02/2026

O’Brien Coin Guide: I disegni delle monete irlandesi di Publio Morbiducci (1927)

Introduzione: Nel 1922 l'Irlanda ottenne l'indipendenza dalla Gran Bretagna e, dopo l’iniziale distrazione di una guerra civile, il paese cominciò ad andare avanti e si mise all’opera nel suo compito principale di costruzione della nazione. Il processo che seguì fu difficile e divisivo e una delle cose ritenute essenziali per il nuovo stato fu una propria valuta. Il 13 aprile 1926, il Coinage Act del 1926 divenne legge :-...

Introduzione: Nel 1922 l’Irlanda ottenne l’indipendenza dalla Gran Bretagna e, dopo l’iniziale distrazione di una guerra civile, il paese cominciò ad andare avanti e si mise all’opera n…

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Scandinavian Silver Penny (Phase I, Class B – Long Cross Type) in the name of Sihtric / Moneye...
15/02/2026

Irish Coin Daily: Hiberno-Scandinavian Silver Penny (Phase I, Class B – Long Cross Type) in the name of Sihtric / Moneyer: Goldstegn (of Dublin)

Date: c. 1000-1010 Description: Hiberno-Scandinavian. Sihtric III Olafsson. Silver penny. Minted c.1000-1010 AD. (19mm, 1.49 g). Phase I Class B coinage (Long Cross type). Moneyer unpublished: O’S -; SCBI -; Hilderbrand -; DF -; S - Obverse: Draped bust left; pellet to right Legend: +SIHTRC REX DYFLIN Translates as "Sihtric, king of Dublin" Reverse: Voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends; pellet in each central crescent....

Date: c. 1000-1010 Description: Hiberno-Scandinavian. Sihtric III Olafsson. Silver penny. Minted c.1000-1010 AD. (19mm, 1.49 g). Phase I Class B coinage (Long Cross type). Moneyer unpublished: O’S …

Date: c. 1808   Description: Coin and counter-mark fine (F). An extremely rare item but despite being only estimated at ...
19/09/2025

Date: c. 1808 Description: Coin and counter-mark fine (F). An extremely rare item but despite being only estimated at £400-500 by DNW; it sold for a healthy GB£ 3,400 + buyer's premium + tax. This coin would most likely be unfamiliar to the local population and it was stamped to define its value in Dutch colonial currency. Although never part of the Dutch West Indies group of colonies, it was influenced by the Dutch economically, traded with them and accepted their currency....

Date: c. 1808 Description: Coin and counter-mark fine (F). An extremely rare item but despite being only estimated at £400-500 by DNW; it sold for a healthy GB£ 3,400 + buyer’s premium + ta…

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