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Auction: 1011 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins, Commemorative Medals & Numismatic Books
Lot: 183

Edward the Confessor, Penny, 1.08g, trefoil-quadrilateral type, Winchester, Leodmaer, helmeted bust left, spear tipped sceptre before, rev. +ladmaer on pinc, quadrilateral with trefoils on corners, over short voided cross, additional small pellet on trefoil in second quarter (N.817 var; S.1174), old tone, good very fine, a very rare variety with the spear tipped sceptre Estimate £ 600-800 This variety is only known for London, Malmesbury, Salisbury and Winchester with a total of nine examples thought to exist of which five are of Winchester. provenance Spink Auction 153, 14 March 2001, lot 1050 RP Mack I, Glendining, 18 November 1975, lot 182 and SCBI 20/1149 F Elmore Jones by exchange 1964 With Mack and Elmore Jones tickets

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