Edward The Confessor Silver Penny 1042-1066AD Hammer X Type Hastings ex Lockett coll
£725.00
Edward The Confessor Silver Penny 1042-1066AD Hammer X Type Hastings
ex Lockett coll
18mm, 1.31g
The son of Aethelred II (The Unready), and half-brother of Harthacnut. ‘The Confessor’ title was due to his piousness, and he was canonised as a saint. He is considered to be the last king of the House of Wessex.
His coinage characteristically has a broad variation in weight within and between types varying in both diameter and thickness.
This coin comes with an old collectors ticket.
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