Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Small Flan type, Winchester, Æthestan, æstan on pin :, 0.76g/3h (Winchester Mint 1561, same rev. die; Freeman 34; BMC 1372; N 818; S 1175). Small edge crack at 1 o’clock and flan slightly crimped, otherwise good very fine and toned, portrait sharp £200-£260

Provenance: Bt. Baldwin