CNG 90, Lot: 2411. Estimate $500. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.22 g, 9h). Pyramids type (BMC xva, Hild. I). Theodford (Thetford) mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1065-1066. EΛDPΛRD REX:, crowned bust right; scepter before / + GODRIC ON ÐETFO, voided short cross with annulet in center; inward-facing and pellet-surmounted pyramid in quarters. Freeman 130; Carson 143; SCBI 2 (Hunterian), 1175 (same dies); Hild. –; BMC –; North 831; SCBC 1184. Good VF, toned. Rare.
From the Collection of an Underwriter.