Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Southwark, Godric, eadpard re, rev. +godric on svdp, 1.07g/9h (Bt 20, this coin; Freeman 89; BMC 1256). Fine, buckled, dark surfaces £70-£90

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

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At this period production at the Southwark mint was sporadic, with the mint being overshadowed by its more important neighbour in London. Southwark often borrowed a moneyer from north of the river. It occasions little surprise that we find Godric was prolific at London in Facing Bust and adjacent types; at Southwark he is known in Facing Bust alone.