ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (18mm, 1.33 g, 9h). Hammer Cross type (BMC xi; Hild. G). Huntendune (Huntingdon) mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1059-1062. + EΛDPΛR RD RE, crowned bust right, scepter before / + GODPINE ON HUNTE, voided cross, arms terminating in inward-facing crescents. Freeman 38; SCBI –; BMC 563 (same dies); North 828; SCBC 1182. Good VF, toned, some striking weakness behind the bust.
