Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Pointed helmet type (1053-56), Canterbury Mint
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Pointed helmet type (1053-56), Canterbury Mint
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Pointed helmet type (1053-56), Canterbury Mint

Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Pointed helmet type (1053-56), Canterbury Mint

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Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Pointed helmet type (1053-56), Canterbury Mint, moneyer Leofstan, King right draped wearing helmet, holding lis headed sceptre, legend surrounds +EDPERD REX. Rev, annulet at centre…
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Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Pointed helmet type (1053-56), Canterbury Mint, moneyer Leofstan, King right draped wearing helmet, holding lis headed sceptre, legend surrounds +EDPERD REX. Rev, annulet at centre of cross with tri-crescent ends, reads +LEOFSTΛN ON CENT, 1.11g (S.1179; N.825; BMC VII; SCBI 2 [Hunterian], 1064).

Slate grey cabinet tone with underlying mint bloom, obverse lamination flaw, some soft areas but generally well detailed and comprehensive in both the portrait and the legends. Very fine.

Specification

Period 1042 - 1066
Date 1053-56
Coin Group

British
Denomination

Pennies
Coin Ruler

Edward the Confessor
Country

England
Coin House

Late Anglo Saxon
Metal

Silver
Mint Mark

Canterbury
Weight 1.11 g

Provenance

Ex. B. A. Seaby, bought August 1971 with supporting ticket.

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