CNG 106, Lot: 1110. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NORMAN, Civil War. Local/Irregular issues. Circa 1138-1153. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.06 g, 4h). Lozenge Fleurée and Annulets type (BMC iv). Lincolne (Lincoln) mint, Ni(...), moneyer. Struck circa 1143-1152. Crowned facing bust / + ИI[... ON LIN]COИ, lozenge with incurved sides; star at center, trefoil at each end, and annulet in each quarter. Mack –; Mossop –; SCBI 27 (Lincolnshire) –, but cf. 951-953 (for type); BMC –; North 897; SCBC 1301. Good Fine, toned, typical areas of weak strike. Good metal, apparently unknown moneyer for this very rare issue.