CNG 91, Lot: 1485. Estimate $1500. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (18mm, 1.20 g, 6h). Two stars type (BMC v). Hertforde (Hertford) mint; Theodric, moneyer. Struck 1074-1077. + PILLELM REX III, crowned facing bust; stars flanking / + ÐEDRIC OI NERTF, cross botonnée with central annulet over quadrilateral with incurved sides. SCBI –; BMC –; North 845; SCBC 1254. EMC 2006.0361 = Coin Register 2007, no. 350 (this coin). Good VF, toned. Apparently unique, no two stars type pennies published for Hertford.

From the Tradewinds Collection. Found in Norfolk by a metal detectorist, 17 October 2006.