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LOT 3836
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck circa 1059-1062. Eoferwic (York) mint; Snaebjorn, moneyer. Hammer Cross type (BMC xia, Hild. G var.).
✠ EΛDPΛRD D RE, crowned bust to right, sceptre before / ✠ SNEBORN ON EOF, voided cross, arms terminating in inward-facing crescents; annulet in first quarter. North 828; SCBC 1182. Good Very Fine. Toned.(1.30gr, 19mm, 4h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3836
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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