| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 52103 Price realized: 3,200 USD (Approx. 2,918 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1036-38). Thetford Mint; Brunstan, moneyer. Harold I. NGC MS-63. S-1163; N-802. Obverse: + HAROLD RECX, diademed bust left; Reverse: + BRVNSTAN ON DEOD, jewel cross. A beaming silvery-white Choice example that boasts an exceptionally strong portrait of the king and admirable surface preservation. Son of Cnut, Harold was never the legitimate inheritor of the English throne. His younger half-brother Harthacnut was the legitimate heir of the English and Danish thrones but was unable to travel to England for a coronation. Harold was installed in place of his brother as a temporary regent and his rule only lasted 5 years. His reign is largely unnoteworthy besides the mention of an occasional skirmish in contemporary records. Harold died in 1040 and his brother invaded unopposed to follow his brother to the throne. Harthacnut dug up Harold's body and had his corpse thrown into a marsh, as repayment for his brother's treachery. Estimate: $2000 - $2500 |  |
