NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.39 g, 10h). Paxs type (BMC viii). London mint; Beorhtwine. Struck circa 1083-1086. + PILLELM REX, crowned facing bust, holding scepter; trefoil on shoulder / + BRIHTWI(NE) ON LII, cross pattée; letters of P A X S in annulets within quarters. SCBI 18 (Copenhagen), 1330 (same dies); BMC 871; North 848; SCBC 1257. Some light earthen deposits. Toned. Near EF.
Ex Irv Ford Collection.
