Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Sovereign/Eagles type, York, Ulfketill, 1.41g, 6h, + edþrd x rex angloi, legend starts at 12 o'clock, Sovereign enthroned right, holding orb and sceptre, rev. + vlfcetl on eofrþ, voided short cross, eagles in angles, additional annulet in second and third quarter (Archbishop Sharp, lot 51, same dies; SCBI 21 (Yorkshire) 390 same dies; Hildebrand, type H; BMC IX, 510; N.827; S.1181), softly struck, fine or marginally better, scarce.
Provenance
Bloomsbury Auctions, 14 September 2005, lot 728
Estimate: £200 - £250