Triton XV, Lot: 1894. Estimate $1000. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (18mm, 1.37 g, 3h). ‘Ecclesiastic’ Watford type (BMC i). Lincolne (Lincoln) mint; Glaedwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1136-1145. + S[T]IEF[NE : R]EX[:], crowned bust right, holding scepter; annulets in crown / [+ GLA]DEPI[N : ON] : NIC[:], cross moline, with inward-facing fleur in each quarter. Mack 21b; Mossop pl. LXXXVI, 4-5 (same dies); SCBI 27 (Lincolnshire), 929-32 (same dies); BMC 51-3 (same dies); North 875; SCBC 1278 var. (normal crown). Near VF, toned, some areas of striking weakness and scratches. Very rare.
From the Marshall Faintich Collection.