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Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 9  21 Sep 2017
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Lot 1129

Estimate: 1500 GBP
Price realized: 4000 GBP
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British Coins, Edward the Confessor (1042-66), penny, Shrewsbury mint, sovereign eagles type, king enthroned facing r., rev. short cross with eagles in angles, +ISCROBDESBIRIG, wt. 0.85gms. (S.1181; N.827) good very fine, unique
A coin of the highest interest and rarity, a piece of local provincial style, the reverse signed only by the mint name with the full reading of its Saxon name Scrobesbyrig – a coin seemingly without parallel. (1500-2000 GBP)
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