(x) Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.3g, Pointed Helmet type, bust left variety, Lincoln, Othborn, + eadpe-rd recx, helmeted and draped bust left, sceptre in front, no inner circle, rev. + oÐbeorn on linc, voided short cross in solid inner circle (Mossop -; N.826; S.1180), very fine, rare.
provenance
Noble Numismatics auction, 6 September 1994 Mossop lists two of this bust left variety, both by the moneyer Godric (nos. 14 and 15). From the plate it would appear that no.15 shares the obverse die with this coin.
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500