434, Lot: 585. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.39 g, 12h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Winchester mint; Spracling, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter; trefoil on right shoulder / + SPRIICLI(NC) O(N P)I(NC), cross pattée; letters of P A X S in annulets within quarters. Harvey 2104 (dies A/b); SCBI 24 (West Country), 838 (same obv.); BMC 1144 (same dies); North 850; SCBC 1257. Near VF, toned, areas of flat strike.
From the Londinium Collection.