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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 347

(x) William I 'the Conqueror' (1066-1087), 'Canopy' Type, Penny, 1070-1072, Thetford, Esbearn / Osbern, + PILLEMVS REX, crowned bust facing, under canopy, rev. + OSBEIIRN ON ÐEOT, double quadrilateral with incurved sides, fleury at angles, 1.07g [16.51grns], 6h (SCBI -; EMC 2025.0441 same dies; North 843; BMC III [cf. Coll. no. 214]; S.1252), stress marks through flan, otherwise a bolder fine, an evidently extremely rare type

Provenance

The Martin Waldron Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Plantagenet Coins


SNC, October 1992, no. 5957* - "F-VF and only one [now two] other recorded specimen by this moneyer for the mint" [with tickets and envelope]

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£280