The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies

Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Lincoln, Ælfgæt, Gp A, +harold rex angl, rev. +alfgeat on lin:, 1.39g/9h (Bt 61, this coin; Pagan, NM p. 198 [nine examples noted]; Mossop pl. lxxx, 9 [Bb]; BMC 49-50). The flan with a very gentle curve, extremely fine with an excellent portrait; fresh metal with light earthen deposits £4,000-£5,000

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

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