Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Canterbury, Ælfric, eadpard re, rev. +ælric on cantv, 1.09g/12h (Bt 4, this coin; Freeman –; BA 18, 1374, same dies). A little crimped, otherwise very fine, very rare £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies.

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Anthony Freeman records five moneyers working at the Canterbury mint under Edward the Confessor whose names begin ‘Æ’. Of these, two also end in ‘IC’ as is the case in the present coin; Ædric and Ælfric. These men were considered to be ‘single-type moneyers’ working in succession, the former in Facing Bust and the latter in Hammer Cross.