ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold I Harefoot. 1035-1040. AR Penny (18mm, 1.11 g, 12h). Jewel Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A). Thetford mint; Brunstan, moneyer. Struck 1035-circa 1038. Diademed bust left / + BRVNSTΛN ON ÐEOD, cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles enclosing a pellet. SCBI 18 (Copenhagen), 553 (same dies); North 802; SCBC 1163. A few black deposits, small patch of roughness. Good VF.
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