Code: 12344
Anglo-Saxon Silver Half-penny of King Harold I struck at London by the moneyer Beorhmaer. It is of the jewel cross-type (c.1036-38).
Obverse: Diademed bust left, + HARO LD REX, (King Harold)
Reverse: pellet at the centre of the lobed cross, two inner linear circles unite lobes at the centre, +B.RIHTMÆR ON. LV
Even though this is a penny cut in half - it served as legal tender and would have circulated as a halfpenny. This example was cracked and repaired - found in Norfolk
DENOMINATION: Halfpenny
CULTURE: Saxon England
DATE: 1035 - 1040 AD (this coin was minted between 1036 - 1038 AD)
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 18mm
WEIGHT: 0.6 grams
ATTRIBUTION: (SCBI Copenhagen 18:299; BMC type I; Parsons 454; N.802; S.1163
PROVENANCE: Found in Norfolk.
