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9 February 2021

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Coins and Historical Medals

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№ 116

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9 February 2021

Hammer Price:
£440

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, Colchester, Brihtric, brihtric on colec, 1.04g/9h (Turner 142; Freeman 19, this coin listed; SCBI America 642, this coin; SCBI Ashmolean 1015, same obv. die; BMC –; N 830; S 1183). Weak on chest (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise good fine and toned, rare £400-£500

Provenance: SCMB March 1971 (H 699); Norweb Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 56, 19 November 1986, lot 827