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№ 1039

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21 February 2024

Hammer Price:
£2,000

Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Chichester, Ælfwine, Gp B, +harold rex ang, no fillets to crown, rev. +ælfwine on cicei, 1.24g/11h (Bt 44, this coin; Pagan, NM p.190 [ten examples noted]; BMC 5, same dies; HHK 134). Has been straightened, cracked along inner circle at 6 o’clock, otherwise good fine and rare £500-£600

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 45