Lot 2204
Great Britain. Penny of Hastings, ND. S1182. Edward the Confessor, 1042-1066. Hammer Cross type. Hastings mint. Moneyer, DUNINC. Obverse, stylised crowned portrait of king right. Reverse, 'hammer' style cross. Deeply toned and practically as struck. NGC graded AU-58. Estimate Value $600 - 700
*This coin was minted in Hastings in the period 1059-1062 - between four and seven years before the most famous battle of this period. Edward 'the Confessor' was the son of Aethelred II (the Unready) and Emma of Normandy. After the death of his half-brother Harthacnut in 1042, Aethelred was proclaimed king and reigned for a considerable period, by Saxon standards. Edward died in the first week of January 1066, and the Saxon age died with him. Edward's reign was the last glow of a golden Saxon era.
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