NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.15 g, 4h). Cross Moline ('Watford') type (BMC i). Bramber(?) mint; Willelm, moneyer. Struck circa 1136-1145.

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NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.15 g, 4h). Cross Moline ('Watford') type (BMC i). Bramber(?) mint; Willelm, moneyer. Struck circa 1136-1145. Crowned bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter / + PILLEM : ON : BRN •, cross moline. Mack –; North 873; SCBC 1278. Toned, worn obverse die. Fine. Very rare.

From the Allan Williams Collection. Ex Noble 52 (13 November 1996), lot 1149.

Bramber is not previously attested for this type, but Willelm is known for coins of Bramber in Stephen’s type 7 coinage. See St. James’s 3, lot 138, for another moneyer of Bramber that may have also struck coinage of Watford type.

Closing Date and Time: 16 December 2020 at 14:15:00 ET.

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