The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies

Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Stamford, Leofwine, Gp B, +harold rex an, rev. +leofpine on sta, 1.25g/11h (Bt 104, this coin; Pagan, NM p.196 [four examples noted]; BMC 85; SCBI EA 1346, same dies). Reverse stained and with a small surface stress mark; otherwise nearly very fine and very rare £900-£1,200

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

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The obverse die used to strike this coin was also employed by the Stamford moneyer Brunwine (SCBI Ashmolean 1111).