The Expanding Cross Coinage of

Edward the Confessor

 

 

Light Issue

1050-1053
BMC v
Hildebrand E
Seaby # 1176
North # 822

 

Image Description Notes

 

 

  • Penny
  • GODRIC ON LINCO:
  • Bust C, Jewel Cross style portrait
  • 0.95gm/17.90mm

 

 

Lincoln

 

 

  • Penny
  • BRVNINC ON LVND
  • Bust A
  • 1.34gm/20.00mm

 

 

London

 

 

  • Penny
  • SIǷAR[D ON N]IPEPOR
  • Bust ?
  • 0.85gm/18.21mm
  • EX: John Hulett Collection part XX sold at DNW 185(1 December 2020), lot 8(bt Spink September 2010); W. N. Clarke(this is according to the Hulett's ticket, this coin was not in any of the sales of this collection); P. Finn FPL 11(November 1997), 88; P. Finn FPL 1(May 1994), 29; found near Bury St. Edmunds 1993

 

 

Newport; EMC 1993.5003(this coin). See BNJ 63(1993), pages 125-126 for a review of the coins of this mint. This was the seventh known coin from this mint. There is uncertainty the coin sold in the Williams collection is from this mint.

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÐORFORÐ O NORÐǷ
  • Bust A
  • 1.33gm/19.52mm
  • EX: Bruun Rasmussen Online Auction 2411(17 March 2024), lot 5327

 

 

Norwich

 

 

Heavy Issue

1050-1053
BMC vb
Hildebrand E
Seaby # 1177
North # 823

 

Image Description Notes

 

 

  • Penny
  • MORCEREE ON EDMUN
  • Bust A
  • 1.45gm/20.73mm
  • EX: Mark Rasmussen; DNW Auction 134(7 & 8-12-15), lot 821(unsold); DNW 12(21-3-1995), lot289(sold for £120); H.A.Parsons Collection Part 1, Sothebys(28 Oct-1 Nov 1929),lot 197; P. W. P. Carlyon-Britton Collection Part 1, Sothebys(7-21 Nov 1913), lot599(part)

 

 

Bury St.Edmunds; SCBI 18-Copenhagen: 801(similar); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 356, coin 203 for a probable die match. Eaglen 2, dies Aa, 5, this coin; Eaglen states there are less than thirty coins of this mint from the reign to survive. Freeman 5.

 

 

  • Penny
  • [Æ]LǷINE ON CICESTR
  • Bust D
  • 1.52gm/19.00mm

 

 

Chichester; SCBI 9 - Ashmolean: 827(die match; SCBI 42-Southeastern: 1208( die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 48, probable obverse die match to coin 107 and probably reverse die match to coin 108.

 

 

  • Penny
  • CINSTAN ON DOF•
  • Bust E
  • 1.49gm/17.99mm

 

 

Dover; SCBI 20-Mack:1178(die match); SCBI 42-Southeastern:1244. Moneyer apparently only of this mint and scarce

 

 

  • Penny
  • OÐGRIM ON LINCOL•E:
  • Bust D
  • 1.60gm/20.00mm
  • From the Michael Joffre Collection sold at CNG Electronic Auction 345(25 February 2015), lot 683

 

 

Lincoln; SCBI 27-Lincolnshire: 700(probable obverse die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • BRICSIE ON LVNDENE
  • Bust A
  • 1.60gm/19.90mm
  • EX: CNG Electronic Auction 190(25 June 2008), lot 260

 

 

London; during this reign this moneyer only of this mint and only of this type; SCBI 10 Ulster Museum. Belfast- : 1180- 686(probable die match); SCBI 20 - Mack: 1180(reverse die match). The Mack coin is a light coinage issue. The coin on this website is a heavy coinage issue. The reverse die is either a light or heavy coinage issue die. During this reign this moneyer only of this mint and only of this type.

  • Penny
  • LEOFSI ON LVNDENE
  • Bust D
  • 1.59gm/20.52mm
  • EX: L.A. Lawrence(Glendinings, 17 May 1950), lot 276 (Probably from the Emore-Jones Collection)
London

 

 

  • Penny
  • SǷ[ET]MAN ON OXENE
  • Bust D
  • 1.53gm/20.45mm
  • From the Steve J. Green Collection sold at Noble Numismatics Auction 135(11 April 2024), lot 2466(ticket and envelope); The Rev. Charles Campbell Collection sold at DNW AUction 142(13 February 2017), lot 87(bt. Worcester January 1962)(envelope)

 

 

Oxford; SCBI 9- Oxford I: 852(reverse die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • BRVN•ǷINE ON ǷA
  • Bust D
  • 1.60gm/20.15mm
  • EX: Heritage World and Ancient Coins Select Auction 232337(14 September 2023), lot 62210

 

 

Wallingford; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 436, coin 1275 for a probable die match

 

 

  • Cut 1/2 Penny
  • LYFINC ON Ƿ[AERINCPIC]
  • Bust D
  • 0.66gm/17.00mm
  • Found in March 2011 in Long Newnton, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

 

 

Warwick; SCBI 17 - Midland: 398(die match); EMC:2018-0291(this coin)

 

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