ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.08 g, 9h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). Stamford mint; Thorsteinn, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035. Diademed and draped bust left; scepter to left / + ÐVRSTΛN ON STΛ, voided short cross; annulet at center. SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3665 (same dies); North 790; SCBC 1159. Toned, slightly wavy flan. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 769744 (April 2006). A gift from Kenneth to Sidney.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.19 g, 3h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). Thetford mint; Brunstan, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035. Diademed and draped bust left; scepter to left / + BRVNSTΛN ON ÐE, voided short cross; annulet at center. SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3795 (same dies); North 790; SCBC 1159. Toned, a few peck marks. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 159416 (December 2005).
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.13 g, 6h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). Thetford mint; Brunstan, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035. Diademed and draped bust left; scepter to left / + BRVNSTΛN ÐEOD :, voided short cross; annulet at center. SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3796/3797 (same obv./rev. dies); North 790; SCBC 1159. Toned, minor peck marks. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 917114 (February 2012).
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.11 g, 2h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). York mint; Grimulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035. Diademed and draped bust left; scepter to left / + GIMVLF ON EOFE :·, voided short cross; annulet at center. SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 661-3 (same rev. die); North 790; SCBC 1159. Lightly toned, slightly wavy flan. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 721916 (September 2000). A gift from Kenneth to Sidney.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (17mm, 1.21 g, 10h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). York mint; Hildulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035. Diademed and draped bust left; scepter to left / + HILDLVF ON EOFE :, voided short cross; annulet at center. SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 744 (same dies); North 790; SCBC 1159. Toned. .
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 2771.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (17mm, 1.01 g, 7h). Radiate/Small Cross (BMC i, Hild. A). London mint; Leofric, moneyer. Struck circa 1044-1046. Radiate and draped bust left / + LEOCRIC ON LLV(?), short cross pattée. Freeman 552; SCBI 54 (Stockholm), 520 (same obv. die); North 816; SCBC 1173. Toned, wavy flan. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, April 1998.
The mint name on this coin is somewhat blundered. The collector read it as HVNT, but a similar coin published in SCBI 54, from the same obverse die, is read as LLV for London.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (20mm, 1.65 g, 9h). Expanding Cross type, heavy issue (BMC v, Hild. E). London mint; Ælfgar, moneyer. Struck circa 1050-1053. Diademed bust left; scepter to left / + ÆLFGΛR ON LVND :, voided short cross with expanding limbs; at center, circle around pellet-in-circle. Freeman 55; SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1220; North 823; SCBC 1177. Toned. .
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex L. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 579.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (21mm, 1.74 g, 8h). Expanding Cross type, heavy issue (BMC va, Hild. E var.). York mint; Ioli, moneyer. Struck circa 1050-1053. Diademed bust left; scepter to left / + IOLΛ ON EOFFRPICI :, voided short cross with expanding limbs; at center, circle around pellet-in-circle. Freeman 195; SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 772 (same rev. die); North 823; SCBC 1177. Golden toning. Near EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex L. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 580.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.36 g, 6h). Hammer Cross type (BMC xi, Hild. G). Thetford mint; Blachere, moneyer. Struck circa 1059-1062. Crowned bust right, scepter before / + BLΛCERΛ ON ÐET, voided cross, arms terminating in inward-facing crescents; die gouge in second quarter. Freeman 48; SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1546-7 (same dies); North 828/1; SCBC 1182. Old cabinet toning, some porosity. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from A.G & S. Giles, 1999. Ex G.V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining, 6 October 1987), lot 520 (part of). Reportedly ex Duke of Argyll Collection.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (17mm, 1.11 g, 10h). Facing Bust/Small Cross type (BMC xiii, Hild. Ac). Chichester mint; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1062-1065. Crowned facing bust / + ÆLFPINE ON CIC ·, small cross pattée. King 126; Freeman 9; SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1573-6 (same dies); North 830; SCBC 1183. Some die wear. Toned. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Mike Vosper, 4 December 2000.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (17mm, 1.20 g, 8h). Facing Bust/Small Cross type (BMC xiii, Hild. Ac). Norwich mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1062-1065. Crowned facing bust / + LOFPINE ON NORÐ, small cross pattée. Freeman 99 (this coin cited); SCBI 20 (Mack), 1093 (this coin); North 830; SCBC 1183. Toned with splashes of iridescence, surface flan crack on reverse. .
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Vecchi 13 (4 Setember 1998), lot 1678; R.P. Mack Collection; Glendining (17 July 1957), lot 195 (part of).
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (17mm, 1.18 g, 12h). Facing Bust/Small Cross type (BMC xiiia, Hild. Ac var.). York mint; Ulfketill, moneyer. Struck circa 1062-1065. Crowned facing bust / + VLFCTEL ON EOFR, small cross pattée; annulet in fourth quarter. Freeman 409; SCBI 29 (Merseyside), (same dies); North 830 var. (annulet on rev.); SCBC 1183 var. (same). Toned, edge split, a few scratches. .
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Victor England, mid-1980s.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (17mm, 1.12 g, 8h). Facing Bust/Small Cross type (BMC xiiia, Hild. Ac var.). York mint; Snæbjorn, moneyer. Struck circa 1062-1065. Crowned facing bust / + SNÆBORN ON EOF, small cross pattée; annulet in first quarter. Freeman 339; SCBI 2 (Hunterian), 1162 (same dies); North 830 var. (annulet on rev.); SCBC 1183 var. (same). Toned, green deposits. Near EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVIII.4 (Fourth Quarter 1993), no. 357.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (18mm, 1.34 g, 11h). Pyramids type (BMC xv, Hild. I). Chester mint; Bruning, moneyer. Struck circa 1065-1066. Crowned bust right; scepter before / + BRVNINC ON LEGE, voided cross with annulet in center; pyramids in quarters. Freeman 60; SCBI 17 (Copenhagen), 488 (same dies); North 831; SCBC 1184. Lightly toned, double struck, some die rust. .
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased 16 April 2001.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (18mm, 1.43 g, 8h). Pyramids type (BMC xva, Hild. I var.). York mint; Snæbjorn, moneyer. Struck circa 1065-1066. Crowned bust right; scepter before / + SENEBRN ON EOFR, voided cross with annulet in center; pyramids in quarters, annulet in second quarter. Freeman 340; SCBI 20 (Mack), 1334 (same obv. die); North 831 var. (rev. annulet); SCBC 1184. Old cabinet toning. Near EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex David Hess FPL 4-68 (April 1968), no. 455.
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (18mm, 1.16 g, 8h). Profile/Cross Fleurée (BMC i). Thetford mint; Stanheard, moneyer. Struck 1066-circa 1068. Crowned bust left; scepter to left / + STΛRD ON DIOTI, cross fleurée, with pellet-in-annulet at center. SCBI 54 (Stockholm), 1290 var. (spelling of moneyer’s name); BMC –; North 839; SCBC 1250. Toned, slightly wavy flan, scratch. Good Fine.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, January 2009.
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (18mm, 1.14 g, 8h). Bonnet type (BMC ii). York mint; Authgrimr, moneyer. Struck circa 1068-1070. Crowned facing bust / + OVÐGRIM ON EOFR, voided cross, with annulet at center, pile in each quarter, and pellet-between-crescents at each end. SCBI 21 (Yorkshire), 722-8 (same dies); BMC 174; North 842; SCBC 1251. Toned, scratches, fire damage(?). Near VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, January 2009.
The collector suggests that this coin exhibits evidence of fire damage, possibly related to the harrying of the North, when William campaigned in northern England against Edgar Ætheling, the last of Anglo-Saxon claimant to the throne.
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (18mm, 1.12 g, 6h). Two Scepters type (BMC iv). Stamford mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1072-1074. Crowned facing bust; cross-tipped scepter to left, trefoil-tipped scepter to right / [+ LI]OFPINE ON STΛM, cross fleurée, with annulet at center; all over cross botonnée in saltire. SCBI 27 (Lincolnshire), 1491 (same dies); BMC 275 var. (rev. legend); North 844; SCBC 1253. Toned, rough and porous, areas of weak strike. Near VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (14 April 1999), lot 1237.
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.42 g, 9h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Winchester mint; Wigmund, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter; annulet on right shoulder / cross pattée; letters of P A X S in annulets within quarters. Harvey 2113 (dies A/b); SCBI 24 (West Country), 1002 (same obv. die); BMC 1131 (same obv. die); North 848; SCBC 1257. Toned, slightly wavy flan, die break. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Coin Galleries FPL II.6 (1961), no. E391/ The first coin acquired by Sidney.