ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (16mm, 0.76 g, 4h). Trefoil Quadrilateral type (BMC iii, Hild. C). London mint; Godsunu, moneyer. Struck circa 1046-1048.

CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 1140. Estimated: $ 400

British, Silver

Sold For $ 600. 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 (16mm, 0.76 g, 4h). Trefoil Quadrilateral type (BMC iii, Hild. C). London mint; Godsunu, moneyer. Struck circa 1046-1048. Diademed and draped bust left; scepter pommée to left / + GODSVINV ON LVND, quadrilateral, with pellet in center and trefoils at angles, over voided short cross. Freeman 452; SCBI 54 (Stockholm), 801; North 817; SCBC 1174. Two small cracks. Richly toned. Good VF.

From the New Horizons Collection. Ex Lord Stewartby (Part I, Spink 234, 22 March 2016), lot 279, purchased December 1955; Duke of Argyll Collection; T. Bearman Collection; J. Nunn (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 27 November 1896), lot 169 (part of).


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