Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Shrewsbury, Godwine, 1.40g, +eadþard rex, crowned bust right, rev. + godpine on srobb, voided short cross, pyramids in angles (SCBI XLVIII {Northern Museums}, 1061, same dies; N.831; BMC XV; S.1184), well-struck and attractively toned, good very fine, rare thus.
provenance
Checkley, Glendining, 10 February 1965, lot 341 (part)
J J North, collection part-purchased by Spink, 1964
Estimate: £350 - £450