ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.36 g, 6h). Hammer Cross type (BMC xi, Hild. G). Thetford mint; Blachere, moneyer. Struck circa 1059-1062. VF.

Triton XXVIII – Session 6
Lot: 6559. Estimated: $ 300

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

Sold For $ 475. 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 (19.5mm, 1.36 g, 6h). Hammer Cross type (BMC xi, Hild. G). Thetford mint; Blachere, moneyer. Struck circa 1059-1062. Crowned bust right, scepter before / + BLΛCERΛ ON ÐET, voided cross, arms terminating in inward-facing crescents; die gouge in second quarter. Freeman 48; SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1546-7 (same dies); North 828/1; SCBC 1182. Old cabinet toning, some porosity. VF.

From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from A.G & S. Giles, 1999. Ex G.V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining, 6 October 1987), lot 520 (part of). Reportedly ex Duke of Argyll Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 23 January 2025 at 13:06:00 ET.



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