ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (17mm, 1.08 g, 9h). Expanding Cross type, light issue (BMC va, Hild. E var.). York mint; Leofnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1050-1053. VF.Keystone 14 – The James P. Rosen Collection of English Coins Anglo-Saxon, Silver Sold For $ 450. 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 (17mm, 1.08 g, 9h). Expanding Cross type, light issue (BMC va, Hild. E var.). York mint; Leofnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1050-1053. Diademed bust left; scepter to left / + LEFNNAÐ ON EOIIFRI, voided short cross with expanding limbs; at center, circle around pellet-in-circle; annulet in one quarter. Freeman 225; SCBI 21 (Yorkshire), 264-5 var. (legends); North 822; SCBC 1176. Softly struck in center. Deeply toned. VF. |