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Lot

№ 466

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28 September 2006

Hammer Price:
£580

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Short Cross type, Maldon, Daeiniht, daeiniht on mæl, pellet at end of limb of cross at 3 o’clock, 1.08g/3h (Freeman 4; N 818; S 1175). Extremely fine and extremely rare; only three specimens (BMC 1074-5 and BEH 1) listed by Freeman (£400-500)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Coins from the Robert Seaman Collection.

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Provenance:
G.V. Doubleday Collection, Glendining Auction, 6 October 1987, lot 331
bt Spink July 1991