Details
LOT 3834
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck circa 1056-1059. York mint; Leofnoth, moneyer. Sovereign/Eagles type (BMC ixa, Hild. H var.).
EDPΛRD RX ANGLOR, Edward seated facing on throne, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / ✠ LEFNEÐ ON EOFRP, voided cross; martlets and annulets in quarters. North 827 var. (annulets on rev.); SCBC 1181 var. (same). Very Fine. Well-centred.(1.33gr, 20mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex Halls Auction, November 2008, lot 169.
Ex Lockdales, 16 January 2011, lot 569.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3834
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edward the Confessor AR Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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