Auction: 15005 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 359
Harold II (1066), Penny, 1.29g, Pax type, 6 Jan-14 Oct 1066, Bedford, Wulfwine, crowned and bearded bust left, sceptre before, rev. +pvlfpi on bedefo, two pelleted lines between which pax (SCBI 2 Glasgow, No 1186 - same dies; N.836; S.1186), weakness in areas and with line of surface delamination on reverse beginning at initial cross, a full and round piece with the king's face well visible, very fine, Bedford an extremely rare mint in the reign of Harold II
provenance:
Bt. Spink, December 1974, £300 (ticket by Patrick Finn)
Jonsson and Van der Meer in Numismatica Meddelanden XXXV, p. 56 note just two examples of the Bedford mint in Harold II. A further piece was found at Acle, Norfolk in 2008 and is recorded as EMC 2008.0013. It is possible that this is the fourth known product of the mint in Harold's reign and of these four, two are known to be in museum collections.
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Sold for
£3,200
