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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 322

William 'the Conqueror' (1066-1087), 'PAXS' Penny, 1083-1086, Winchester, Leofweald, + PILLELM REX, MR ligate, crowned bust facing, with rounded band and arches, cross-tipped and winged sceptre in right field, trefoil above left shoulder, rev. + LIIIF[P]OLD ON PINC, NC ligate, short cross potent, P A X S in angles commencing in fourth quarter, 1.376g [21.23grns], 1h [to i.m.] (Winchester Mint 2067, dies Gj [1 Listed]; SCBI 11 [Stockholm], 138 same dies; North 850 [Crown 3]; BMC III, 6 same reverse die [Beauworth]; S.1257), crimped with some resultant peripheral weakness and areas of die rust, otherwise of excellent metal, with a pleasing uniform cabinet tone, about very fine

Provenance

The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins

Leofweald is a Moneyer known to have produced BMC VII/VIII mules, of which 6 were recovered from the Beauworth (1833) trove.

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Sold for
£550

Starting price
£140