Coins and Historical Medals

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, London, Ælfweard, ælfpeard on lvn, 1.11g/3h (Freeman 109; N 830; S 1183). A few light scratches on reverse, otherwise good very fine, pretty old cabinet tone £500-£600

The mint-signature seen on this present specimen was rarely employed under Ælfweard during the Facing Bust issue. No example is found within the British Museum Collection (as published by Greuber and Keary), nor within any of the SCBI volumes. Instead, the readings lvnd and lvnde appear far more common. A specimen reading lvn was included within the Montagu collection (part 1, 18 November 1895, lot 824e) but was unfortunately not illustrated in the catalogue. Another specimen (unillustrated but with a weight of 0.93g) was offered in the Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1990, no. 5184.