Edward The Confessor Silver Penny Pyramids Type 1042-1066AD London

£495.00

Code: BS206

Edward The Confessor Silver Penny Pyramids Type 1042-1066AD London
19mm, 1.29g

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.

1 in stock

You may also be interested in these…