ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (17mm, 1.16 g, 3h). Pacx type (BMC iv, Hild. D). Exeter mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck 1042-circa 1044. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 1057. Estimated: $ 600

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

Sold For $ 800. 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, 1.16 g, 3h). Pacx type (BMC iv, Hild. D). Exeter mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck 1042-circa 1044. Diademed bust left; quatrefoil-tipped scepter to left / + LE : OFP · INE O EC, voided long cross with crescent at ends and pellet at center; P A C X in quarters. Pagan, Pacx 77.1 (dies B/a; this coin); Freeman 91 (this coin cited); SCBI –; North 813; SCBC 1172. Old cabinet toning. VF. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.

From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. King, 3 November 1977. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXV.11 (November 1977), no. 11463; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXIV.6 (June 1976), no. 4715; Spnk Numismatic Circular LXXXI.12 (December 1973), no. 9895; R.P.V. Brettell (Glendining, 28 October 1970), lot 210; R.C. Lockett (Part III, 4 November 1958), lot 2809 (part of); H.M. Reynolds (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 4 May 1914), lot 73 (part of).

Edward the Confessor, the son of Aethelred II and Emma, grew up an exile at the Norman court and was more inclined to the life of a monk rather than a king. The English nobility headed by Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, invited him to assume the throne because they feared Magnus the Good of Norway would assert his claim at the head of a Viking fleet. The pennies of Edward’s long and troubled reign carry an imaginative range of types.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 127 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 17-18 September 2024. This lot is in Session Four, which will begin 18 September at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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