4th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
♦Anglo-Saxon, Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, sovereign/eagles type, London Mint, moneyer Eadmund; obv. (EADP)ARDVS REX ANGL(ORVM) around king seated on throne facing, holding orb & sceptre, rev. (EAD)MVND ON LVN(DENE) around voided short cross with martlets in angles; wt. 1.39g, most of right side of obv. weakly struck & correspondingly on rev. with little or no detail, remainder of coin well struck, full flan GFine or+, together with Edward the Confessor, silver penny, small flan type, Sandwich Mint, moneyer Leofwine; obv. EDPERD REX around diademed bust, rev. LIFPINE ON SAN around voided small cross; wt. 0.74g, verdigris in parts of legends & superficial metal flaws (faint hairline striking cracks) o/wise full, well struck flan with clear legends & good bust detail, scarce AVF or+
Sold for £350
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 4th May, 2022
To include a wide selection of early and late hammered coinage, including Anglo-Saxon and medieval examples, and milled coinage from the reign of Elizabeth I onwards.
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