CNG 112, Lot: 819. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.32 g, 12h). Canopy type (BMC iii). Leicester mint; Ægelwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. + PILLEMV REXI, crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / + ÆGELPINE ΘN LEG, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. EMC 1300.0242 (same dies, moneyer read as Æthelwine); SCBI –; BMC 189 (same dies); North 843; SCBC 1252. A few light marks. Near EF. Well struck portrait and canopy. Very rare.