Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Rochester, Leofwine, Gp B, +harold rex ango, faint wire-line inner circle around king’s bust, rev. +leofpine on ro, plain lines above and below pax, 1.36g/8h (Bt 102, this coin; Pagan, NM p.191 [two examples noted]; BMC –). About extremely fine and extremely rare, light hoard patina £4,000-£5,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies.

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The mint not represented in Chew Valley

A die duplicate of this coin was offered at Glendining’s on 21 September 1983 (lot 46), achieving a hammer price of £1,250.