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№ 3428

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24 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£380

Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Jewel Cross type, Norwich, Ælfwine, ælfpine on nor, obv. reads harald r, single band to diadem, 0.96g/12h (Talvio L2; SCBI Copenhagen 457, same dies; BEH –; N 802; S 1163). Single peckmark on reverse and flan a trifle crimped, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare with this later bust type (£500-600)

Provenance:
Duke of Argyll Collection
Spink Auction 6, 10-11 October 1979, lot 372