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LOT 3749
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck 1048-1050. Uncertain mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Small Flan type (BMC ii, Hild. B).
EDPE-RD REX, diademed and draped bust to left / ✠ LEOFPINE ON [..?], voided short cross with pellet at centre. North 818; SCBC 1175. Good Very Fine. Toned.(0.94gr, 15mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 3749
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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