English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, Dorchester, Blacaman, bl·aceman on dor, 1.34g/9h (Freeman 6; N 825; S 1179). About extremely fine with attractive old cabinet tone, extremely rare £800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett.

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Provenance: P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 17-21 November 1913, lot 604; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 6-9 June 1955, lot 824; ‘Charles’ Collection, DNW Auction 93, 26 September 2011, lot 1031 [from Baldwin 1978]

As noted by Freeman, the output of the Dorchester mint for the entire reign of Edward the Confessor is so slight that he lists little more than a score of specimens. Only two moneyers are definitely known to have worked there during the reign, Blacaman and Hwateman, while a type 3 penny of Godwine is tentatively attributed to the mint