Edward the Confessor (1042 – 1066 AD) Hammer Cross Type Penny; Hastings, Brid. 1.31g. (N. 828, S. 1182). REF: NLZATP.
Obverse: Cloaked crowned bust right, sceptre with trefoil cross to right, inscription around +EADPA RD RE. Reverse: Voided long cross each limb terminated by a curved line ending in a pellet, inscription around +BRID: ON HÆSTI.
Struck from rusty dies. Light toning, no defects. The EMC / SCBI contain a large number of die matches, the majority of the listed coins were made using this reverse die.
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