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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. |