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LOT 3748
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. 1042-1066. Lincoln(?) mint; Gife, moneyer. Hammer Cross type (BMC xi, Hild. G).
[+ EADP?]AR-D RE[X], crowned bust to right, sceptre before / GIFE ⵙN [LINCOLNE?], voided cross, arms terminating in inward-facing crescents. North 828; SCBC 1182. Fine. Broken and repaired.(1.03gr, 20mm.).
Provenance
English collection, 1980s.
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LOT 3748
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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