Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 'Expanding Cross' type, Light issue, Bedford, Ælman (for Ægelman or Æthelman), 1.08g, 12h, rev. + ÆLMAN ON BEDEF, additional pellet in third quarter (EMC 2003.0059 this coin; BM Coin Register 2003, no. 215; N.820; S.1176), dark tone with surface dents, otherwise well struck, very rare.
Provenance
The Isladulcie Collection of Medieval Pennies and Fractions
Acquired privately, Newark, Nottinghamshire, 9 May 2004
Found by Steve Adam, Barkston, Lincolnshire, 6 April 2003
Estimate: £250 - £350