432, Lot: 557. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.38 g, 12h). Paxs type (BMC viii). London mint; Alfræd, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter; trefoil on right shoulder / + IELFRIED ON [LII...], cross pattée; letters of P A X S in annulets within quarters. Cf. SCBI 11 (Stockholm), 593-4; North 848; SCBC 1257. VF, toned, wavy flan, areas of weak strike.