Edward The Confessor 'Facing Bust' Silver Penny Norwich

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Edward The Confessor Silver Penny

Facing Bust/Small Cross Type

Leofwine on Norwich

1.20g 17.7mm

Spink - 1183

North - 830

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Obverse:

EADPARD REX. Crowned and bearded bust.

 

Reverse:

EOFPINE ON NORÐ. Small cross pattée.

 

Small surface stresses/delamination to the reverse otherwise good very fine, richly toned and rare. Only 1 other example of this moneyer/type listed on EMC/SCBI.

 

Published in:

R. P. Mack (1973) 'Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 20. The Mack Collection of Ancient British, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins', Spink. Plate XLIV - Number 1293

EMC 1020.1293 (This coin)

Freeman (1985) 'The Moneyer and the Mint in the reign of Edward the Confessor 1042-1066, Part i' BAR, pg 241 - (No. 99 - This coin cited)

 

Ex S. & K. Harl Collection

Ex Italo Vecchi Auction, 4 Sep 1998 - Lot 1678

Ex Commander R. P. Mack Collection

Ex W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 17 Nov 1957 - Lot 195 (part)

There is a possibility that this is also Ex Major P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton Collection, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge Auction, 20 Nov 1916 - Lot 1169 (Part) "Norwich, rev. +EOFPINE ON NORÐ"

B0502

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