(x) The Leja Park Collection | Stephen (1135-1154), 'Watford' Type, Penny, 1136-1145, Stamford, Sigeweard, + STIEFNE : crowned bust right, sceptre before, rev. + SIPARD ON STA, recumbent S, short cross moline, inward fleur in angles, 0.98g, 4h (Allen [BNJ 2012], pp. 115; North 873; Spink 1278), a square-cut concave planchet with usual peripheral striking softness, lightly toned, the portrait otherwise a bolder very fine, scarce.
Provenance
T Cederlind, by private treaty
Estimate: £180 - £240