Davissons Ltd.
Auction 42 1 Mar 2023
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NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR penny. 1.46 gm. 19 mm. Cross moline ('Watford') type (BMC i). Hastings mint. Sawine, moneyer (probably; cf SCBI reference). Struck circa 1136-circa 1145. Crowned and diademed bust right, holding scepter; STIEFNE R... / Cross moline, fleur in each quarter; SAP[...]ST. S. 1278. N. 873. Cf. SCBI 27, Lincolnshire Collections. 1804. Extremely Fine; bold portrait, name fully spelled out, bottom third weakly struck. Exceptional example of this difficult issue.