The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies

Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Guildford, Leofwold, Gp A, +harold ex angl’, rev. +leofpold on gildi, 1.33g/12h (Bt 54, this coin; Pagan, NM p.192 [one specimen noted]; BMC 31, same obv. die). About extremely fine, the metal fresh, sharp and a trifle crimped; the mint extremely rare in this reign £5,000-£6,000

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 53