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Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 440

Harold II (5 January - 25 October 1066), PAXS Penny, Lewes, Oswold, + HAROLD REX ANG, crowned bust left, sceptre before, rev. + OZPOLD ON LEPEEI commencing at 8 o'clock, central panel on which PAX within inner circle, 1.31g [20.2grns], 3h (SCBI 2 [Hunterian], 1192; North 836; BMC I; Spink 1186), some doubling to legends, otherwise a most pleasing portrait and with light gunmetal fields, a really good very fine, the portrait probably extremely fine

Provenance

Spink, by private treaty, 1980 - £600



Lewes has a surprising numismatic record for the reign of Harold II thanks the recovery of the Upper Chancton Farm hoard (1866); reported to have contained 36 coins of Lewes, which is in all probability an underestimation.

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Sold for
£6,500

Starting price
£4000