Spink > Auction 24004 | Auction date: 4 April 2024 |
Lot number: 42 Price realized: 650 GBP (Approx. 817 USD / 759 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: (x) Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), 'Sovereign / Eagles' Type, Penny, 1056-1059, York, Snæbjorn, EDPARD RX ANGLO•, king enthroned looking left, orb with cross in left hand, sceptre in right, rev. + SNEBRN ON EOFRPI, voided short cross with eagle (martlet) in each angle within inner circle, 1.38g [21.3grns], 1h (Hildebrand 149, Type H (f.5, ir 79 variety); SCBI 18 [Copenhagen, Part IV], -; SCBI 21 [Yorkshire], 366-368 no die links, [and 369-370 same obverse die, and 371-373 same dies]; SCBI 29 [Merseyside], 795 same dies; SCBI 54 [Stockholm, Part V], 1239 same dies; SCBI 60 [Hermitage, Part II], 1115 same dies; SCBI 66 [Norwegian, Part II], -; North 827; BMC IX [Coll. 348 no die link]; Spink 1181), of bright appearance, small deposits on obverse, a pleasing and bold very fine. Provenance, The Steve J Green Collection of Anglo-Saxon Coins [with his tickets and envelope], Dr John Tooze, DNW 163, 18 September 2019, lot 1066 - £600, M Vosper, by private treaty - £250, Estimate: £500 - £800 |