Important British and World Coins including Important Irish Coins from a Private Collection (Part II)

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)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins from the Collection of the Late Michael J. Grover.

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