| Davissons, Ltd. > Auction 43 | Auction date: 20 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 176 Price realized: 1,500 USD (Approx. 1,382 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Electrotype of English hammered coinage. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. Penny electrotype (double-thick). 18 mm. BMC Type xv. Chester (Leigeceaster) mint; (Ælfsig? as per BMC). Diademed bust right with scepter; +EΛDPEΛRD REX / A voided short cross, a pyramid in each angle based on the inner circle. +ΛLXXI ON LEGEEE around. S. 1184. (S. 697 in early editions, not photographed). BMC 1893: Edward the Confessor: 661 (page 391) Not plated. As made; choice, unusual reverse legend. Electrotypes of Anglo-Saxon coins in the British Museum Many used for the Standard Catalog prior to 2007 British Museum electrotypes of ancient coins were produced in quantity and distributed for educational use as well as for collectors. I have been unable to locate any history of the Anglo-Saxon electrotypes offered here. Some of these electrotypes are of images used for photographs of Anglo-Saxon coins in the new publication, Standard Catalog of British Coins, Part 1 first published in 1962 by Seaby's Numismatic Publications. It is probable these actual pieces were photographed. Responsibility for the half-tone photographs in the volume as well as editorial responsibility for the Anglo-Saxon section (up to Edward II) fell on Frank Purvey, Seaby's photographer and long-time director of the firm. Peter Seaby's comments in the 1962 Coin and Medal Bulletin make no reference to the source for the coins photographed. Current practice for the Standard Catalog includes many pieces from important Spink auctions. Each of these electrotypes has been identified in one of the British Museum catalogs as well as in the "Standard Catalog" if the image actually made the cut when the reference was first published. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
