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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 299

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), 'Pointed Helmet' Type, Penny, 1053-1056, Winchester, Æstan (Æthelstan), + EDPERD REX, bearded bust right, wearing pointed helmet, potent-tipped sceptre before, rev. + ESTAN ON PINCEST, recumbent S, short cross voided, with central annulet, each limb terminating in three crescents, 1.25g [19.29grns], 9h (Hildebrand - [Type F]; Freeman -, cf. 36; SCBI 20 [Mack], 1222 same reverse die; North 825; BMC VII; Spink 1179), traces of doubling and crimping, otherwise a handsomely bold portrait, lightly toned with aureate hues, some softwares to the reverse in areas, a pleasingly bold very fine

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1984 - £120


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£700

Starting price
£130