Auction: 15005 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 351
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.14g, Small flan type, York, Ulfcetel, diademed bust left, rev. +vlfcvtel on eo around voided short cross (SCBI 29 Merseyside, No 748 - same dies; N.818; S.1175), mildly irregular flan and tone slightly patchy on reverse, a deceptively good piece with lustre evident, nearly extremely fine, this bust variant scarce and very true to the Roman prototype on which it is based
provenance:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £60 (ticket by May Sinclair)
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Sold for
£350