Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), 'Hammer Cross' Type, Penny, 1059-1062, Hastings, Wulfric, +EADPA RD RE, crowned bust right, holding sceptre, rev. +PVLFRIC ON HÆSTI, voided cross, arms ending in inward-facing crescents, 4h, 1.24g (Freeman 68; King 129 (same dies as illustration); SCBI 42 (South Eastern), 1477-87 (same dies); BMC 517 (same dies); North 828; Spink 1182), richly toned in hues of ochre, extremely fine.
provenance
CNG, Auction Triton X, 9th January 2007, lot 1313
Ex H.A. Parsons Collection (Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 201 (part of).
The included collectors ticket is marked lot 200, however the coin with this legend is marked as lot 201 in catalogue.
Estimate: £400 - £600