NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.22 g, 9h). Profile/Cross Fleurée type (BMC i). Romney mint; Wulfmær, moneyer. Struck 1066-circa 1068.

CNG Feature Auction 114
Lot: 1301. Estimated: $ 1 000

British, Silver

Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.22 g, 9h). Profile/Cross Fleurée type (BMC i). Romney mint; Wulfmær, moneyer. Struck 1066-circa 1068. Crowned bust left; scepter to left / + PIILFMÆR ON RV, cross fleurée, with pellet-in-annulet at center. SCBI 12 (Ashmolean), 13-7 (same dies); BMC 39-41 (same dies); North 839; SCBC 1250. Toned, minor weakness, obverse slightly off center. VF.

From the James & Martha Robertson Collection, purchased from Wolfshead Gallery, September 2006. Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 1764; Classical Numismatic Auctions V (9 December 1988), lot 564.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 114 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2020. This lot is in Session 4, which begins 14 May 2020 at 2 PM ET.

UPDATE: As the CNG staff and many of our clients remain under social distancing and other restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNG 114 will be held as an internet only auction. The sale will take place as scheduled on 13-14 May 2020.

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