BRITISH COINS, Anglo-Saxon, Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, hammer cross type (1059-1062), Stafford mint, moneyer Cullinc, crowned and draped bust right with trefoil headed sceptre, legend commences at top, +EADPARD D RE, outer beaded border both sides, rev pellet at centre of voided cross with hammer type terminals, annulet in first quarter, +CVLLINC ON STAFFO, 1.29g (N 828; S 1182). Lightly toned, rim a little crimped, otherwise very fine and rare.
ex L A Lawrence collection (part two), Glendining, 14 March 1951, lot 284, sold for £4, with identification ticket in the hand of F Elmore-Jones.
Estimate: £400-500