England (1036-38) penny S-1163
The first specimen was lot 2767 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$980 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GROSSBRITANNIEN Königreich, Harold, 1035-1040. Penny (c. 1036-1038), Lincoln. Jewel Cross type. Monneyer Hardacnut. +HAROLD Diademed bust left. Rv. +HARDACNVT ON LINC Jewel cross. Selten. Vorzüglich. Aus dem Lager der Münzen & Medaillen GmbH, Weil am Rhein. (kingdom of England, Harold, 1035-40, undated penny, circa 1036-38, Lincoln mint. Rare, Extremely Fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 2768 in the same sale, where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$3,015 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GROSSBRITANNIEN Königreich, Harold, 1035-1040. Penny (c. 1036-1038), London. Jewel Cross type. Monneyer Pynsigge. +HAROLD Diademed bust left. Rv. +PYNSIGGE ON LV Jewel cross. Selten. Vorzüglich. Aus dem Lager der Münzen & Medaillen GmbH, Weil am Rhein. (kingdom of England, Harold, 1035-40, undated penny, circa 1036-38, London mint. Rare, Extremely Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: limonite.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 1.14 g, the second specimen 1.11 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 1163. North 802.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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