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Auction: 15005 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 346

Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, 1.06g, Jewel cross type, Chester, Leofwig, diademed bust left, drapery North fig.1, rev. +leofpig on legiee, central pellet from which extend four lobes cruciform linked at base (SCBI 5 Chester, Pt.I, No 268 - same dies; N.802; S.1163), once straightened, see metal stress at 9 o'clock and corresponding along reverse cross, dig infront of bust, otherwise a presentable piece, toned, very fine, this style of drapery rare for Harold's Jewel cross type

provenance:
Bt. Spink, December 1974, £240 (ticket by Patrick Finn)

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Sold for
£2,100