ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 12h). Hammer Cross type (BMC xi, Hild. G). Winchester mint; Spracling, moneyer. Struck circa 1059-1062. + EΛDPΛRD RD RE, crowned bust right, scepter before / + SPRΛRELI(NC) O(N P)INCE :, voided cross, arms terminating in inward-facing crescents. Harvey 1787 (dies B/b); Freeman 288; SCBI –; North 828; SCBC 1182. Old cabinet toning. In PCGS encapsulation 56003482, graded MS 63. A surprisingly rare moneyer for this issue.
Ex Stack’s (9 December 1991), lot 1075.
