ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.10 g, 12h). Pyramids type (BMC xv, Hild. I). Thetford mine; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1065-1066. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 1097.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, Silver

Estimate: $ 500

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.10 g, 12h). Pyramids type (BMC xv, Hild. I). Thetford mine; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1065-1066. Crowned bust right; scepter before / + IELFPINE ON ÐET, voided cross with annulet in center; pyramids in quarters. Freeman 30 (this coin cited); SCBI –; BMC –; North 831; SCBC 1184. Toned, some hard green deposits. Good VF. With official die mark on reverse, as seen on some Hammer Cross types from Thetford. Extremely rare moneyer. The sole example known to Freeman, with no further specimens in SCBI or in CoinArchives.

From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 734 (October 1979), no. E448.


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