Description
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Trefoil quadrilateral type (c.1046-48), Winchester mint, moneyer Leodmaer, diademed bust left with sceptre, bust to bottom of coin, legend commences +EDPRD REX. Rev, quadrilateral ornament with three pellets in each angle, short voided cross, within linear circle, legend reads +LΛDIMER ON PINC, the NC ligate, 1.05g (S.1174; N.817; BMC III; SCBI 18 [Copenhagen], 1256-57).
Old cabinet tone, portrait and legends clear, the quadrilateral reverse emblem a little distorted, small deposit at 12 o’clock. One striking crack visible when held to good light. Very fine, metal stable, noted on the backing ticket as rare.
Ex Baldwin’s Basement with a supporting ticket
Ex Glendining, Thursday 1st July 1965, lot 858
