THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST, BRITISH COINS, Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Hammer Cross type (1059-1062), Lewes mint, moneyer Osmund, crowned and draped King right with sceptre, legend commences at top, +EDPAR RD RE, outer beaded border both sides, rev pellet at centre of short voided cross with hammer head ends, + OSMVND ON LÆPE:, 1.26g (BMC type XI; N 828; S 1182). Quite double struck, with associated flan flaws and surface marks, very fine, toned.
Estimate: £150-250