GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (ca. 1083-86). Winchester Mint; Leofweald, moneyer. William I 'the Conqueror'. PCGS AU-55.
S-1257; N-848. Paxs (BMC viii) type. Obverse: Crowned and armored bust facing, holding scepter and breaking inner circle; trefoil on shoulder to left; Reverse: Cross pattee, with circumscribed P - A - X - S in angles. Just a hint of peripheral striking weakness is noted on this otherwise charming and barely handled example from the storied reign of William of Normandy, the conquering king of the Bayeux Tapestry. To view all items from the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection, click
here.From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500