Important British and World Coins

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Morcere, morcere on edm, lis-headed sceptre, dies Aa, 1.32g/3h (Eaglen 3, B010, this coin; Freeman 6; N 825; S 1179). Centres weak and spot of verdigris on reverse, otherwise very fine, very rare (£350-450)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Coins of the Mint of Bury St Edmunds.

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Provenance:
P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 17-21 November 1913, lot 607
R.C. Lockett Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 6-9 June 1955, lot 828
F. Elmore Jones Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1971, lot 124
bt Baldwin July 1975