NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.22 g, 11h). Bonnet type (BMC ii). Winchester mint; Sigeweard, moneyer. Struck circa 1068-1070. Crowned facing bust / + SIPIIRD ON PINC, voided cross, with annulet at center, pile in each quarter, and pellet-between-crescents at each end. Harvey – (dies A/–; unlisted rev. die); SCBI –; BMC –; North 842; SCBC 1251. Toned, some porosity, surface delaminations. VF. A bold portrait. Rare moneyer for this mint, with only a single specimen recorded by Harvey.
From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Baldwin's, September 2012.