(x) William I (1066-87), Penny, 1.10g, Bonnet type, 'Maint', Brithwi, + pillemiii rexii, crowned, diademed and draped bust facing, rev. + brhtwi on maint, short voided cross, piles in angles (SCBI 20 (Mack) 1359 this coin; N.842; S.1251), nearly very fine, very rare.
Provenance:
Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1992, no.5955
Mack collection, purchased from Baldwin, 1949
SCBI 20, p.xiii notes 'Several of these coins have been recorded, all from the same dies. The mint is uncertain but the obverse is from the same die as a coin of type 2, Thetford mint, BMC 146.'
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,200