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Pictured: The carries the portrait of Harold II, the last crowned Anglo-Saxon English king<br />
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A rare penny coin struck at Hastings before the famous 1066 battle has sold for £20,000 after a bidding war.<br />
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It carries the portrait of Harold II, the last crowned Anglo-Saxon English king, who was killed at the Battle of Hastings by William the Conqueror's Norman invaders.<br />
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The coin, which was consigned for sale by an overseas private collector, is one of 11 known surviving examples.<br />
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Its sale was highly anticipated as it was the first time this type of penny had emerged on the market for 37 years.<br />
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A British private collector paid two and a half times the £8,000 estimate when it hammered down at London-based auctioneers Noonans.