Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 2121. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005. Sold For $625. 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 (1.25 gm, 3h). Helmet type, circa 1053-1056. Wincester mint; Lifinc, moneyer. Helmeted bust right, holding sceptre terminating in fleur-de-lis / +LIFIND ON PINCEST, voided short cross with terminal lunettes, pellet in annulet in center. SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 899 (same dies); SCBI 20 (Mack), 1226 (same dies); North 825; SCBC 1179. EF, attractive dark iridescent toning. ($500)
From the Dr. Thomas Dailey Collection.