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Auction 121  6-8 Oct 2022
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Lot 1264

Estimate: 2500 USD
Price realized: 2250 USD
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NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.26 g, 4h). Canopy type (BMC iii). London mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. Crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / + GODRIC ON LIINDENEI, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI 18 (Copenhagen), 1326 var. (rev. legend); BMC 198 var. (same); North 843; SCBC 1252. Richly toned, some softness in parts of obverse. Good VF. Rare.

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, March 2013. Ex Gerhardt (Spink 215, 4 December 2012), lot 70. Reportedly ex Duke of Argyll Collection, purchased from Spink, 1949.
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