England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. AD 1042-1066. Diademed bust to left, sceptre before / +BRINI ON ST: AN:, voided long cross extending from central annulet, limbs terminating with a crescent, a letter of PACX in each angle. B.M.C IV; N 813; SCBC 1171. 0.84gr, 17mm, 1h [No Reserve] Good Fine. Flan crack at 1h. Very rare; only five similar coins recorded on the Early Medieval Corpus (EMC) at the Fitzwilliam museum.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Price realized | 360 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 80 GBP |