Auction Catalogue
Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187]
, Penny, Dover, Cinstan, Gp C, +harold rex anglo, rev. +cinstan on dofi, 1.33g/3h (Bt 140, this coin; Pagan, NM p.191 [two examples noted]; SCBI Glasgow 1231, same dies; BMC 10). Extremely fine, lightly bowed emphasising the magnificent portrait, bright fresh metal; very rare thus £5,000-£6,000
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies.
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Struck from the same dies as Braintree 139
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