Triton XV, Lot: 1863. Estimate $500. 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 (18mm, 0.95 g, 9h). Two Stars type (BMC v). Caentwarabyrig (Canterbury) mint; Manna, moneyer. Struck 1074-1077. + PILLEM REX IIN, crowned facing bust; star to left and right / + MIIN ON EIINT, cross botonnée, with annulet at center; all over quadrilateral, with incurved sides. SCBI -; BMC -; North 845; SCBC 1254. VF, toned, light edge crack from 10h.
From the Marshall Faintich Collection (purchased privately from Phil Wallick, 28 October 2000). Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 2401; R. P. C. Lockett Collection (Part I [English Part III], Glendining, 4 November 1958), lot 2863 (part of).