William I, 'the Conqueror' (1066-87), Penny, Bonnet type, Lincoln, Agmundr, 1.09g, 6h, + þillelmv rexi, legend starts at 8 o'clock, crowned and draped bust facing, rev. + agemvnd on lin, voided short cross with pellet terminals framed by expanding crescents, piles in angles (Mossop 5, dies A/a; SCBI 26 (Lincoln) 813 same dies; EMC 2007.0319, same obverse die; BMC II, -; N.842; S.1251), 'soil-found' appearance, otherwise about very fine, scarce.
Provenance
Purchased Spink, 6 May 2008 (via Bennett)
Estimate: £600 - £800