CNG 85, Lot: 1523. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold I Harefoot. 1035-1040. AR Penny (18mm, 0.93 g, 6h). Fleur-de-Lis type (BMC v, Hild. Ba). Lincoln mint; Authgrimr, moneyer. Struck 1038-1040. + HΛRO:LD RECX:, diademed bust left; shield and scepter before / + OÐHRIN OH L(NC)L, voided long cross; pellet in circle in center, fleur-de-lis (composed of trefoils) in angles. Mossop dies A/a; SCBI 40 (Stockholm), 962 = Hild. 439 (same dies); BMC -; North 804; SCBC 1164. Near EF, lightly toned, flan crack, a few peck marks. Rare.

From the Marie Karlsson Collection.