Edward The Confessor Silver Penny 1042-1066AD ex. Corringham hd.

£495.00

Code: OS216

Edward The Confessor Silver Penny 1042-1066AD ex. Corringham hd.
18mm, 1.36g

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.
Pyramids Type.
Clear portrait details.
S.1184

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