Lot 1925

Sale 78 · Important Australian & World Coins & Banknotes, The Lampard Collection, The James Atkinson Collection

Description

Edward the Confessor, (1042-1066), penny, trefoil quadrilateral type, issued 1046-1048, obv. EDPER D REX, diademed bust of king to left with sceptre, rev. LEOFPINE ON STANF (Leofwine of Stamford) with short cross voided, quatrefoil and pellets in angles, (S.1174, N.817, Br.1, BMC iii). Toned, extremely fine and rare.

Ex B.A. Seaby Ltd with ticket by Frank Purvey (œ95), purchased in 1975. Purvey comments on ticket that the bust is of unusual style but not uncommon for this mint.

Estimate
$750
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$1,060

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