GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1038-40). Northampton Mint. Harold I Harefoot. NGC MS-62.
Fleur de Lis (BMC Vc) type; S-1165; North-803; Hild-281; SCBI Cop-154 (plate coin); Bruun-1100. Weight: 1.04 gms. Moneyer: Ælfwine. Nice dark toning.
Harold's mother and the first wife of Cnut was called "Ælfgifu of Northampton".
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Estimate: 800 - 1000