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Sold on 21 February 2024

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The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies

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№ 1006

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21 February 2024

Hammer Price:
£190

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Dover, Ceolwig, +eadpard re, rev. +ceolepi on dofe, 0.88g/12h (Bt 8, this coin; Freeman 19; BMC –; FEJ 276, same dies). Small edge chip, otherwise very fine, struck from an obverse die of coarse style and presumably local manufacture; the mint rare in this type
£180-£220

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 9. Similar irregular obverse dies were pressed into service at Wallingford and Tamworth.