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William I, the Conqueror (1066-1087) Penny ND (1066-1087) MS62 NGC, Wilton mint, Safare as moneyer, Paxs type, S-1257, cf. N-850, Allen, "The Mints and Moneyers of England and Wales, 1066-1058" (British Numismatic Journal Vol. 82 2012), pg. 83, BMC (Normans)-1058-1059 (same dies). 1.40gm. +ǷILLELM PE (the M appears to be ligate to another P), crowned and diademed bust of William facing, scepter in right hand held to left shoulder / +SEFNROI ON ǷITI, cross pattee with annulet containing one letter of PΛXES in each angle. By all indications an extremely rare moneyer from this already more challenging mint of William I. More commonly known from either William's earlier coinage (the Early Medieval Corpus and Allen reveal types 2, 3, and 4), Safare's coins are surprisingly minimally represented in the surviving corpus, despite his tenure as moneyer apparently stretching into the reign of William II. Both the Early Medieval Corpus and Portable Antiquities Scheme record the most recent discovery of one of his pennies being made in 2015 (EMC-2015.0260, PAS-DOR-EA7752), with Brooke recording only two pennies from this same die pairing in the British Museum as of 1916. Notably, this obverse die is also shared with Osbern of Salisbury (BMC-901) and Sewine of Wilton (BMC-1063). To the best of our knowledge, this coin has only become available twice in the last 50 years, making a clear target for the hardcore enthusiast of early Norman pennies.
Ex. David Ward Collection; Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin (August 1971, Item H2036)
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William I, the Conqueror (1066-1087) Penny ND (1066-1087) MS62 NGC, Wilton mint, Safare as moneyer, Paxs type, S-1257, cf. N-850, Allen, "The Mints and Moneyers of England and Wales, 1066-1058" (British Numismatic Journal Vol. 82 2012), pg. 83, BMC (Normans)-1058-1059 (same dies). 1.40gm. +ǷILLELM PE (the M appears to be ligate to another P), crowned and diademed bust of William facing, scepter in right hand held to left shoulder / +SEFNROI ON ǷITI, cross pattee with annulet containing one letter of PΛXES in each angle. By all indications an extremely rare moneyer from this already more challenging mint of William I. More commonly known from either William's earlier coinage (the Early Medieval Corpus and Allen reveal types 2, 3, and 4), Safare's coins are surprisingly minimally represented in the surviving corpus, despite his tenure as moneyer apparently stretching into the reign of William II. Both the Early Medieval Corpus and Portable Antiquities Scheme record the most recent discovery of one of his pennies being made in 2015 (EMC-2015.0260, PAS-DOR-EA7752), with Brooke recording only two pennies from this same die pairing in the British Museum as of 1916. Notably, this obverse die is also shared with Osbern of Salisbury (BMC-901) and Sewine of Wilton (BMC-1063). To the best of our knowledge, this coin has only become available twice in the last 50 years, making a clear target for the hardcore enthusiast of early Norman pennies.
Ex. David Ward Collection; Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin (August 1971, Item H2036)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-william-i-the-conqueror-1066-1087-penny-nd-1066-1087-ms62-ngc-/a/3099-31880.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
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