Edward the Confessor I

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)
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H5002 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.23g., Hammer Cross type (1059-62), Hastings - Brid, bearded crowned bust of king right holding sceptre, +EADPARD RE, rev., voided short cross, each limb terminating in a curved line, +BRID ON HÆSTI (N.828; S.1182), worn obverse die, very fine, toned. $425 SOLD The connection between the mint at Hastings and the battle that took place nearby a few years later has some obvious historical resonance. In fact the Sussex coast mints are very well represented today in known specimens, disproportionally to their actual relative output, because many of the coins probably come from large hoards like Chancton Farm (discovered 1866), whose burial and non-recovery are linked to the Norman landing and subsequent battle.
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H4494 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 0.95g., Small Flan type (1048-50), London - Ælfwine, diademed bust left, +EDPARD, rev., voided cross, +ÆLFPINE ON LVND, (N.818; S.1175), crease mark with a little daylight, otherwise sound, good very fine, toned. $225 SOLD Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of Elmore Jones (1898-1982).
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H4486 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.11g., Sovereign-Eagles type (1053-56), Winchester - Beorhtmær, seated figure of the king, crowned and holding sceptre and globus crucifiger, +EADPARD, rev., short voided cross, eagle in each angle, +B[RIHTMÆ]R ON PINC:, (N.827; S.1181), chipped, good very fine, toned. $195 SOLD
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H4469 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.22g., Sovereign-Eagles type (1053-56), Hastings - Wulfric, seated figure of the king, crowned and holding sceptre and globus crucifiger, +EADPARD REX ANGLO, rev., short voided cross, eagle in each angle, +PVLFRIC ON HSTE, (N.827; S.1181), good very fine, toned. $1095 SOLD
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H4470 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.18g., Bust Facing - Small Cross type (1062-65), London – Ælfweard , facing bust of king, bearded and crowned, EADPARD REX, rev., small cross pattée, +ÆLFPARD M LVNDE, (N.830; S.1183), toned, almost extremely fine. $1195 Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of Elmore Jones (1898-1982).
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H4484 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.75g., Expanding Cross type, Heavy Coinage (1052-53), Lincoln - Godric, diademed bust left (bust D), +EDPERD R:EX., rev., voided short cross with expanding limb, two circles in centre, GODRIC ON LINCO•, (N.823; S.1177; same dies as Mossop lxxiv.11 (De)), good very fine, toned. $1295 NOW $1095 Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of Albert Henry Frederick Baldwin (1889-1970).
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	H4460 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Cut Halfpenny, 0.52g., PACX type (1042-1044), mint and moneyer(?), diademed, armored and draped bust of king left holding sceptre, +EDPAR[D REX ANG], rev., long voided cross, each limb terminating in a crescent, PACX within the quarters, [+....]MER ON[....], (N.813; S.1171), good very fine, scarce type. $225 Amongst the possible mint moneyer combinations is Æthelmær at Bath: [+EGEL]MER ON [BAÐ].
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H4427 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.63g., Expanding Cross type, Heavy Coinage (1052-53), London - Godwine, diademed bust left (bust D), +EDPERD R:E:X., rev., voided short cross with expanding limb, two circles in centre, GOPINE ON LVNDE:, pellet privy mark within bottom arms of cross, (N.823; S.1177), good very fine, toned, interesting privy mark on reverse. $1295 NOW $1095 Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of Elmore Jones (1898-1982.
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H4402 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.41g., Hammer Cross type (1059-62), York - Ioli, bearded crowned bust of king right holding sceptre, +EDPARD RE, rev., voided short cross, each limb terminating in a curved line, annulet in 3rdt quarter, +IOLA ON EOFERPIC, (N.828; S.1182), toned, extremely fine. $1295 SOLD
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H4360 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.12g., Bust Facing - Small Cross type (1062-65), Ipswich – Ælfwine, facing bust of king, bearded and crowned, EADPARD REX, rev., small cross pattée, +ÆLFPINE ON GIPE, (N.830; S.1183), toned, good very fine. $795 SOLD
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H4329 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Cut Halfpenny, 0.79g., Expanding Cross type, Heavy Coinage (1052-53), Norwich - Leofwine, diademed bust left, +EDPARD REX, rev., voided short cross with expanding limb, two circles in centre, [LEOF]PINE ON N[ORÐ], (N.823; S.1177), almost very fine, toned. $145 Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of the founder A. H. Baldwin (1858-1936). Later annotations to ticket in blue biro by Peter Mitchell (employed 1949-1997). Pencil annotations dispute H in mint legend.
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H4330 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 0.31g., Radiate-Small Cross type (1044-1046), Southwark - Burgræd, radiate crowned bust left, +EDPNI [D REX] , rev., small cross pattée, +BVRGRED ON SVÐ, (N.816; S.1173), very fine. $145 Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of the founder A. H. Baldwin (1858-1936). Pencil annotations in the hand of Elmore Jones (1898-1982) as a Baldwin consultant.
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H4331 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Cut Halfpenny, 0.36g., Small Flan type (1048-50), London - uncertain moneyer, diademed bust left, [+EDPE]RD [RE], rev., voided cross, +[.... ON] LVND, (N.818; S.1175), toned, slight wave in flan, very fine. $135 SOLD
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GK13 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.53g., Expanding Cross type, Heavy Coinage (1052-53), Bedford - Swet, diademed bust left (bust D), +EDPERD REX., rev., voided short cross with expanding limb, two circles in centre, SPOT ON BEDEFOR, (N.823; S.1177; same dies as BMC 21, Pl. XXII.4), slight wave, almost very fine, rare type for mint. $595
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H4286 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.18g., Hammer Cross type (1059-62), Norwich - Ælfwine, bearded crowned bust of king right holding sceptre, +EADPARD RE, rev., voided short cross, each limb terminating in a curved line, cross in 1st quarter, +ÆLFPINE ON NORÐP, (N.828; S.1182), old hoard toning, good very fine, rare variety. $1295 NOW $1150 SOLD Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of the founder A. H. Baldwin (1858-1936).
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H4257 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 0.97g., Trefoil Quadrilateral type (1046-48), Godwine - Hertford, diademed bust left holding cross pommée sceptre, +EDPNERE R I: rev., over voided short cross, quadrilateral ornament with trefoil on the corners, +GODPINE ON HIR:, (N.817; S. 1174), flan crack at 2 and 7 o'clock, good very fine, toned, rare. $595 SOLD
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H4232 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.18g., Pyramids type (1065-66), Winchester - Anderboda, bearded bust of king right, wearing crown with dangling pendants and holding sceptre, EADPARD REX, rev., voided small cross with a triangle in each angle, +ANDERBODE ON P, (N.831; S.1184), toned, worn obverse die, otherwise good very fine. $595 B. A. Seaby Ltd ticket in the hand of Robert Sharman (employed 1962-1982).
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H4228 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 1.27g., Hammer Cross type (1059-62), Hastings - Dunning, bearded crowned bust of king right holding sceptre, +EADPARD RE, rev., voided short cross, each limb terminating in a curved line, extra pellet in 1st quarter, +DVINC ON HÆST (N.828; S.1182), old hoard toning, good very fine, rare variety. $695 SOLD Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of Elmore Jones (1898-1982). Ex Lord Grantley (1855-1943) Collection, lot 1212, sold at Glendinings November 1943 - April 1944.
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	GK14 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Cut Halfpenny, 0.52g., Expanding Cross type, Heavy Coinage (1052-53), Stamford - Leofwine, Godwine or Wulfwine, diademed bust left (bust D), +EDPA[RD REX], rev., voided short cross with expanding limb, two circles in centre, [...]PINE ON STA[NFO], (N.823; S.1177), very fine, toned. $265 NOW $195 SOLD
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	H3262 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, 0.64g., Bust Facing - Small Cross type (1062-65), Huntingdon – Godwine, facing bust of king, bearded and crowned, EADPA[RD REX], rev., small cross pattée, +GODPIN[E ON] HVNT, (N.830; S.1183), large fragment, toned, good very fine. $295
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H3239 - Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Cut Halfpenny, 0.46g., Trefoil Quadrilateral type (1046-48), mint and moneyer uncertain, diademed bust left holding cross pommée sceptre, rev., over voided short cross. quadrilateral ornament with trefoil on the corners, +EPIEPN ON, (N.817; S. 1174), good very fine, toned. $195 SOLD