| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 290 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1032 Price realized: 7,000 GBP (Approx. 8,828 USD / 8,171 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Harold II Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Bridport, Hwæteman, Gp B, +harold rex a, rev. +patemon on brvd, 1.30g/6h (Bt 37, this coin; Pagan, NM p.186 [one example noted, same dies]; BMC –). Gentle curve to flan, good very fine, light hoard patina; the mint excessively rare in this reign £3,000-£4,000 --- Bridport was the location of only small-scale mint activity during the mid-eleventh century. The mint appears to have entered abeyance during the reign of Edward the Confessor, except for a short period when a few Small Flan Pennies were struck under Hwæteman. This moneyer, who shared his services between Bridport and the nearby mint at Dorchester, continued his occasional employment at the former throughout the reign of Harold and the early part of that of William; during this time he was Bridport's sole moneyer. Coins of William struck at the mint of Bridport are very rare, and those of Harold extremely so; only a single specimen was known to Pagan while the Chew Valley hoard, otherwise strong in the coinage of Wessex, added only a single specimen. |  |
