NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.32 g, 2h). Canopy type (BMC iii). Wallingford mint; Svartlingr, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. Crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / + SPEIIRTLINE ON PIII, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI 12 (Ashmolean), 57; BMC 217 var. (rev. legend); North 843; SCBC 1252. Deeply toned, obverse double struck. VF. Rare.
From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, February 2017. Ex Heritage 3032 (10 April 2014), lot 24857.