Watch List notes:

NORMAN, Civil War. Local issues. Circa 1138-1153. AR Penny (18mm, 1.07 g, 1h). Southern variant. Southampton(?) mint; Sanson, moneyer. Crowned bust right with collar of annulets, holding lis-tipped scepter / [+ SAN]SON : ON : A[NT], voided cross moline with annulet at center. Mack 207a-b (same dies); SCBI 20 (Mack), 1626; North 905; SCBC 1295. Lightly toned, off center. VF. Very rare.

This type is usually encountered on small, light flans struck from dies of crude workmanship. This piece is struck from the earliest die paring on a flan of good weight.