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Auction 22005 4 May 2022
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Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), 'Pointed Helmet' Type, Penny, 1053-1056, Dorchester, Blacman, draped bust right, wearing 'pointed' helmet, lys-tipped sceptre before, rev. + BLACEMAN ON DOR, voided short cross with voided-half quatrefoil terminals, annulet at centre, 1.31g, 9h (North 825; BMC VII; Spink 1179), richly cabinet toned accentuating sharp uniform devices, almost extremely fine, extremely rare, especially so in this attractive and presentable grade.
Provenance
Henry Symonds, Glendining, 26th September 1973, lot 13*, reverse very fine, obverse better, extremely fine - £190 ('superb' written in hand of Finn)
Charles Warne, Sotheby, 24 May 1889, lot 166 [part] - fine and rare
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Charles Warne (1802-1887), antiquarian, archeologist and author of 'Ancient Mints of Dorset', 'Ancient Dorset', 'The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset'. His collection of English and Roman coins was formed upwards of half a century prior to the sale in 1889.
Estimate: £800.00 - £1,000.00
Provenance
Henry Symonds, Glendining, 26th September 1973, lot 13*, reverse very fine, obverse better, extremely fine - £190 ('superb' written in hand of Finn)
Charles Warne, Sotheby, 24 May 1889, lot 166 [part] - fine and rare
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Charles Warne (1802-1887), antiquarian, archeologist and author of 'Ancient Mints of Dorset', 'Ancient Dorset', 'The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset'. His collection of English and Roman coins was formed upwards of half a century prior to the sale in 1889.
Estimate: £800.00 - £1,000.00