Penny - Harold II Pax type; without sceptre

Features

Issuer England (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King Harold II (1066)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1066
Value 1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency Kings of All England (924-1158)
Composition Silver
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
90228
References Sp# 1187,
Emma Howard (editor); 2021. Standard Catalogue of British Coins : Coins of England & the United Kingdom Pre-Decimal Issues (56th edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes.
North# 837
Jeffrey J. North; 1963. English Hammered Coinage / Volume 1. Early Anglo-Saxon : Henry III c. 650-1272. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Right facing crowned bust of Harold II, without sceptre.

Script: Latin

Lettering: + HAROLD REX ANGL

Reverse

'PAX' in the centre of the reverse

Script: Latin

Comments

Very similar to Sp#1186 but Harold II does not have a sceptre.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1066) 

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