Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Maldon, Godwine, Gp B, +harold rex an, rev. +godpine on mel, 1.33g/6h (Bt 96, this coin; Pagan, NM p.194 [two examples noted]; CB 660, same dies). Gentle curve to flan and weak on the king’s face, otherwise very fine and extremely rare; light hoard patina over bright, fresh metal £1,200-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies.

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Struck from the same dies as Braintree 95 & 97