NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.40 g, 1h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Sandwich mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. EF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 1236. Estimated: $ 2 000

British, Silver

Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.40 g, 1h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Sandwich mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. + PILLELM RE+, crowned facing bust, holding scepter; annulet on right shoulder / + GODPINE ON SIIN, cross pattée; letters of P A X S in annulets within quarters. P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton, “A Numismatic History of the Reigns of William I and II,” in BNJ VIII (1910), pl. XXI, 4 (this coin illustrated); SCBI 17 (Midland), 590 (same dies); BMC 915 (same dies); North 850; SCBC 1257. Toned. EF. A superb portrait coin struck on a broad flan. Rare.

Ex Dr. E. Miller (Spink (27 March 2019), lot 102; P. W. P. Carlyon-Britton (Part I, Sotheby, 20 November 1916), lot 1271 (part of).


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Four – Lots 991-1315 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 11 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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