CNG 111, Lot: 1082. Estimate $750. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. AR Penny (20mm, 1.37 g, 3h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Leicester mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand; annulet on shoulder / + GODRIC ON LEHRE, cross pattée; letters of P A X S in annulets within quarters. SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1823 (same dies); North 848; SCBC 1257. Good VF, richly toned, slight weakness in legends.