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Auction: 1012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 864

Harold I, Penny, 1.09g, jewel cross type, Oxford, Aelfwine, diademed bust left, rev., +ael.fpine onn ocxe, cross formed of four cruciform lobes linked at bases by two circles within which a pellet (N.802; S.1163), double struck in places, porous surfaces, otherwise very fine, rare Estimate £ 800-1,000 Prior to this coin Aelfwine was not known for this type at Oxford but was recorded here for the Harthacnut jewel cross and Harold I fleur de lis types. This type is recorded for 13 coins for Oxford. This is an additional example. provenance Bt. November 2005 Found South Yorkshire, 2004/2005 - recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, EMC 2005.0244, and BNJ 76, 2006, Coin Register, no. 227.

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