Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, pointed helmet type, Maldon, Godwine, 1.22g, helmeted bust right, sceptre before, rev. + godpine on mel, hand of Providence dividing alpha and omega (SCBI XXXVI {Berlin}, 863; N.825; S.1179; EMC 1995.0182 this coin; BNJ LXV {1995}, Coin Register, no. 182 this coin), a foreshore find hence surface porosity, otherwise a bolder very fine and very rare, only three examples recorded for this type.
provenance
Spink, 19 March 2009, lot 170
"Found at north end of Southwark Bridge, c.1995"
Estimate: £300 - £400