Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, Facing bust/Small cross type, London, Swetman, 1.07g, 9h, eadþard rex an:•, legend starts at 12 o'clock, crowned, bearded and draped bust facing, trefoil above left shoulder, rev. + sþetman on lvn, small cross pattée (Freeman 679; cf. SCBI 20 (Mack) 1291; Hildebrand, type Ac; BMC XIII, 1060 var.; N.830; S.1183), boldly struck, good very fine, rare and with a solid provenance.
Provenance
W C Boyd, Baldwin 42, 26 September 2005, lot 871, with his ticket stating:
'Purchased Spink, March 1890'
Estimate: £250 - £260