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England. Norman, William I 'the Conqueror' AR Penny. Struck circa 1068-1070. London mint; Eadwine, moneyer. Bonnet type (BMC ii).
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £80
✠ PILLEMVS REX, crowned facing bust / ✠ EΛDPINE ON LVN, voided cross, with annulet at centre, pile in each quarter, and pellet-between-crescents at each end. North 842; SCBC 1251. 1.21gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Bold portrait.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Norman, William I 'the Conqueror' AR Penny. Struck circa 1068-1070. Canterbury mint; uncertain (Manna?) moneyer. Bonnet type (BMC ii).
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
✠ PILL[...], crowned facing bust / ✠ M[...]Λ(?) ON CΛND, voided cross, with annulet at centre, pile in each quarter, and pellet-between-crescents at each end. North 842; SCBC 1251. 0.99gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Norman, William I 'the Conqueror' AR Cut Halfpenny. Struck circa 1068-1070. London(?) mint; Ordgar, moneyer. Bonnet type (BMC ii).
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
[...]LLEMVS R[...], crowned bust facing / [...]DGAR ON[...], pellet and crescent ended voided cross with annulet at centre and pile in angles. North 842; SCBC 1251. 0.58gr, 19mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Norman, William I 'the Conqueror' AR Cut Halfpenny. Struck circa 1070-1072. Uncertain mint; Os[...], moneyer. Canopy type (BMC iii).
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £55
✠ PI[...], crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / ✠ OS[...]ÐEÐI, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at centre, and fleur at each limb. North 843; SCBC 1252. 0.66gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Norman, Henry I AR Penny. Struck circa 1105. Norwich mint; Howorth, moneyer. Annulets and Piles type (BMC iv).
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
✠ ҺEИRIC RE (ИR ligate), crowned facing bust, holding sceptre / ✠ ҺO[PAR?]D ON NORP (N N ligate), quatrefoil, with annulet at centre and within each limb. North 860; SCBC 1265. 1.29gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare combination of mint and moneyer.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
England. Norman, Stephen AR Penny. Struck circa 1136-1145. Uncertain mint and moneyer. Cross Moline ('Watford') type (BMC i).
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Illegible inscription, crowned bust to right, holding lis-tipped sceptre / Illegible inscription, cross moline with fleur in each angle. North 873; SCBC 1278. 0.86gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Norman, Stephen AR Penny. Struck circa 1154-1158. Uncertain mint; Edward(?), moneyer. Cross Pommée (Awbridge) type (BMC vii).
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Illegible inscription, crowned bust to right, holding lis-tipped sceptre / ✠ EDPA(?)[...]R, voided cross within quatrefoil, with inward-facing fleur in each quarter. North 881; SCBC 1282. 0.81gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Norman Kings, Stephen AR Cut Halfpenny. 1135-1154. Uncertain mint; Sanson, moneyer.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
STEFI [...], crowned bust to right, holding sceptre / SANSON[...], cross moline, with inward-facing fleur in each quarter. Cf. SCBC 1278. 0.46gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
