Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 2157. Estimate $2000. Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008. Sold For $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (1.22 g, 9h). Profile/Cross fleury type (BMC I). London mint; Ælfsi, moneyer. Struck 1066-1068. + PILLEMV REX, crowned bust left; scepter to left / + ÆLFSI ON LVNI, cross fleury with annulet at center. SCBI 53 (Scottish), 11; cf. BMC 30; North 839; SCBC 1250. VF, toned, small edge cut. Rare.
From the Ross Schraeder Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 37 (20 March 1996), lot 2559.