Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1391. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (1.14 g, 6h). Two stars type (BMC V). Thetford mint; Ælfric, moneyer. Struck circa 1074-1077. +PILLELM REX AN, crowned facing bust; stars flanking / +ÆLFRIC ON Ð[E]OTF, cross botonnée with annulet in center, over quadrilateral with incurved sides. SCBI -; Carson -; BMC -; North 845 (unlisted moneyer for this mint); SCBC 1254; Coin Register 2003, 236 = EMC 2003.0166 (this coin). Good VF, dark find patina, slightly wavy flan. Unrecorded moneyer for this mint.