Penny of Edward the Confessor
This coin is part of an important collection of Saxon and early medieval coins held by the museum. The collection contains examples of coins minted in the Devon burgh towns of Exeter, Lydford, Barnstaple and Totnes. This penny was issued by Edward the Confessor, and minted in Exeter by Lifinc.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 7/1959/8
- Category
- Array
- Collection Class
- Numismatics
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- silver
- Common Name
- penny of Edward the Confessor
- Simple Name
- coin
- Inscription Transcription
- ; +LIFINC ON EXECESTR
- Period Classification
- Late Saxon (900-1066)
- Production Year Low
- 1053
- Production Year High
- 1056
