Triton XV, Lot: 1859. Estimate $750. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.25 g, 6h). Profile/Cross Fleurée type (BMC i). Lundene (London) mint; Aelfsige, moneyer. Struck 1066-1068. [+ PI]LLEMVS REX, crowned bust left; scepter before / + ÆLFSI ON LVNDEI, cross fleurée, with pellet-in-annulet at center. SCBI 53 (Scottish), 11 (same dies); BMC 27 var. (legends); North 839; SCBC 1250. VF, toned, die shift on the obverse, some areas of striking weakness.
From the Marshall Faintich Collection (purchased privately from Robert Vlack, 28 October 2000). Ex Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin (June 1941), no. 75226.