NORMAN KINGS
W3 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Two Stars type - WINCHESTER mint - Moneyer - GODWINE
obv. +PIILEM REX, facing bust;
rev. +GODPINE ON PNCSI. 1.39g
Spink 1254 [£950 in VF], BMC 392, cf. EMC 1020.1390.
Found: Thetford area, 2020. Recorded: EMC 2020.0029
EXTREMELY RARE - only 2 on SCBI/EMC [this is the best]
EF/nEF £1950
W5 WILLIAM 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Cross in Quatrefoil type - LONDON mint - Moneyer - AELFWINE
obv. +PILLELM REX , bust facing;
rev. +IELFPINE ON LII; 1.30g
Spink 1259 [£2000 in VF].
Only 4 examples are recorded on SCBI/EMC
Provenance: Baldwin
VERY RARE
EF or near £3850
W8 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Bonnet type - TAMWORTH mint - Moneyer - COLING
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust; rev. +COLEINC ON TAMAN.
Spink 1251 [£2740 in VF for Tamworth mint], North 842. 1.30g
Provenance: Duke of Argyll coll'n.; Spink 1953; B W Hunt coll'n.;
E W Danson coll'n.; DNW auction, 12.12.2005, lot 185;
Spink Numismatic Circular, April 2008, HS 3308.
EXTREMELY RARE - only 3 recorded on SCBI/EMC
VF £2975
W1 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Profile Right type - DORCHESTER mint - Moneyer - OTARR
obv. +PILLELM REX, bust right;
rev. +OTEER ON DORECSI. 1.35g
Spink 1256 [£3800 in VF for Dorchester mint]; cf. EMC 2018.0112.
some double-striking on obv. + slight flan wave
Only 3 examples are recorded on SCBI/EMC
EXTREMELY RARE
nEF/EF £3985
W2 HENRY 1 [1100-35] silver penny
Annulets type - COLCHESTER mint - Moneyer - SWEGN
obv. +HENRI REX N, facing bust; rev. +SPIGN ON COLECE. 1.37g
Spink 1263 [£1750 in VF, common types - this ER], North 857.
Found: Matching Green, Essex, Oct. 2017
Recorded: EMC 2017.0327
This is the only example recorded on SCBI/EMC
Some striking weakness, small edge crack at 3 o'clock [officially incised at edge ?], wavy flan + edge slightly ragged
EXTREMELY RARE - unique ?
nEF £1350
W4 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
PAXS type - NOTTINGHAM mint - Moneyer - Man
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +MIIN ON SNOTICNE. 1.39g
Spink 1257 [£1825 in VF], North 850.
Provenance: Baldwin, Winter 2013, AS057 [£1750].
Legends weakly struck in places + rev. double-struck.
VERY RARE mint
GVF £1850
W6 WILLIAM 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Cross Pattee/Fleury type - SANDWICH mint - WULFWEARD
obv. +PILLELM REI, facing bust; rev. +PIILFPORD ON SI, cross with cross fleury in each angle. 1.30g
Spink 1261 [£3915 in VF for Sandwich mint], North 855.
Provenance: Private collection, USA. Minor ghosting on obv. from cross on rev.
EXTREMELY RARE - UNIQUE ?
nEF £4500
W7 STEPHEN [1135-54] silver penny
Type 1 [Watford] - CHESTER mint - Moneyer - RAVENSWERT
obv. +STIEFNE..., bust right;
rev. +RAVENSPERT ON CE;
Spink 1278 [£1275 in VF for Chester mint].
Prov. Prestrige Hoard?; N D Pickering collection, 1981
RARE. striking weakness in places as usual.
GVF £1350
W10 STEPHEN [1135-54] silver penny
CIVIL WAR - Local and irregular issues - Southern variant
OXFORD - Moneyer - ADAM
obv. crowned bust right;
rev. ..M.ON.O.., cross pattee, mullet in each angle. 1.00g
Spink 1293 [£2750 in VF], North 887. Struck from erased obv. die. Provenance: Found near Newark 2011; Spink auctions [£770]; Private coll. Recorded: EMC 2011.0089
off-centre, weakly struck on irregular flan, edge crack.
EXTREMELY RARE £695
W9 HENRY 1 [1100-35] silver penny
Facing Bust / Cross Fleury type - LINCOLN mint - Mon. - WULFGEAT
obv. +HENRICVS REX, facing bust;
rev. +PVLFIET ON LIN; 1.39 g
Spink 1271 [£950 in VF for common types, this rarer], North 866.
Provenance: Beauvais Hoard [3]; DNW auction, 21.3.1995, lot 685 [sold £400 hammer price]; William Pheatt collection.
weakly struck in places, officially incised at edge - lighter than photos
EXTREMELY RARE - only 1 example on SCBI/EMC [museum]
GVF £1200
W11 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
PAXS type - WARWICK mint - Moneyer - THORKETILL [Thurcil]
obv. +PILLELM REX, bust facing;
rev. +-DRCIL ON PRPIC; 1.42g
Spink 1257 [£1520 in VF for Warwick mint], North 850.
Good Provenance: Spink, 1949; Duke of Argyll collection; R P Mack collection, 1953 [SCBI Mack 1457]; Spink auction, 31.3.1982, lot 82; K Smalley collection; Spink auction, 24.9.2013, lot 194 [£2600].
VERY RARE mint
EF £3500 R
W12 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Profile Left type - ROMNEY mint - Moneyer - WULFMAER
obv. +PILLELM REX I, bust left;
rev. +PIILFMAER ON RV. 1.20 g
Spink 1250 [£2600 in VF for Romney mint], North 839, Allen, BNJ 2012, p.79.
Provenance: Seaby [with ticket/envelope]; Glendinings auction, 19.7.1954, lot 99.
RARE mint
VF or better £2500
W13 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
PAXS type - LONDON mint - Moneyer - AELFRED
obv. +PILLEM REX, bust facing;
rev. +AELFRED ON LII. 1.36g
Spink 1257 [£700 in VF], North 848.
obv. somewhat double-struck
8 examples recorded on SCBI/EMC.
VF or better £650
W14 WILLIAM 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Cross in Quatrefoil type - WARWICK mint - Moneyer - THEODRED
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust; rev. +-DIDRIED ON PERIP; Spink 1259 [£4350 in VF for Warwick mint], Ebsworth 6, dies 2/C [this coin]; Provenance: Tamworth Hoard [1877]?; Sothebys, 20.11.1916, lot 1302; Spink; P W P Carlyon-Britton coll'n.; Spink NC, July 1943; no.21080; Marshall coll'n; Spink auction, 31.3.2004, lot 69; CNG, April 2010, no. 867336 [$6750]. Some double-striking on rev.
EXTREMELY RARE - only 3 are recorded on SCBI/EMC - ours is the finest
EF £6750
W15 WILLIAM 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Cross Pattee & Fleury type - SUDBURY mint - Moneyer - WULFRIC
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +PVLFRIC ON SVD; 1.40g
Spink 1261 [£3520 in VF for Sudbury mint], North 855.
Provenance: York Coins, USA, Dec. 2007, no.JCN20 [$5000];
CNG auction, 19.9.2012, lot 1489 [$3600].
Slight double-striking + very small edge striking crack at 9 o'clock
EXTREMELY RARE - only 2 on SCBI/EMC - ours is much better
GVF £3950
W16 WILLIAM 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Voided Cross type - WINCHESTER mint - Moneyer - EADWINE
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +EADPINE ON PINC; 1.38 g
Spink 1260 [£2000 in VF], N 853, BMC 228.
Provenance: Baldwin; Todd Hansen collection.
Only 1 example recorded on SCBI/EMC - EMC 1300.0215 [museum]
EXREMELY RARE - weakly struck legends, but pretty good portrait
VF £1500
W17 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Two Stars type - NORTHAMPTON mint - Mon. - SAEWINE
obv. +PILLEM REX AN, facing bust with star each side;
rev. +SIEPI ON HAMTVI;
Spink 1254 [£1240 in VF for Northampton mint], North 845.
bust slightly weakly struck
RARE - VF/GVF £950
W18 William 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Cross in Quatrefoil type - DOVER mint - Moneyer - LEOFWINE
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +:LIFPINE OI DOFR.
Spink 1259 [£2400 in VF for Dover mint], North 852.
Found: Bradley, North Yorkshire, 2013. Recorded: EMC 2013.0381.
weakly struck in places and slightly uneven flan.
EXTREMELY RARE - only 3 recorded on SCBI/EMC
aVF/VF £2350
W19 HENRY 1 [1100-35] silver penny
Annulets & Piles type - WINCHESTER mint - Moneyer - SAIET ?
obv. +HENRIC RE, facing bust;
rev. +SEELEI ON PII..;
1.41 g
Spink 1265 [£1000 in VF], North 860, cf. BMC 4.
weakly struck in places, including face
EXTREMELY RARE type - unique ?
EF £1650
W20 WILLIAM 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Voided Cross type - TAUNTON mint - Moneyer - AELFWINE
obv. +PILLELM RE, facing bust;
rev. +AEFEPNE ON TNT. 1.39 g
Spink 1260 [£3500 in VF for Taunton mint], North 853,
cf. EMC 1042.1894.
Only 1 example recorded on SCBI/EMC
slightly weakly struck in places
EXTREMELY RARE
EF or near £3950
W21 WILLIAM 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Profile type - NORTHAMPTON mint - Moneyer - SAEWINE
obv. +PILLELM REXI, bust right;
rev. +SEPI ON HAMTIIN; 1.36g
Spink 1258 [£3500 in VF for Northampton mint], North 851.
No examples recorded on SCBI/EMC
slightly weakly struck in places + slight flan wave
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF-nEF £3750 R
W22 WILLIAM 11 [1087-1100] silver penny
Cross Fleury & Piles type - SOUTHWARK mint
Moneyer - LEOFWINE
obv. +PILLELM RE, facing bust;
rev. +LIFPINE ON SVDG; 1.21g
Spink 1262 [£2500 in VF], North 856
Provenance: Spink 1964; Dr John Hulett collection
Only 1 example recorded on SCBI/EMC - EMC 2006.0222
EXTREMELY RARE
F-GF £985 sold
W23 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
PAXS type - CHESTER mint ? - Moneyer - LEOFWINE
obv. +PILLELM REX; bust facing;
rev. +LEOFPINE ON ................;
Spink 1257 [£600 in VF].
Weakly struck in legend where mint should be
VF £435 sold
W24 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Bonnet type - SHREWSBURY mint - Moneyer - AETHELRIC
obv. +PILLEMVS REX, facing bust;
rev. +IEGELRIC ON SEROBEI;
Spink 1251 [£1800 in VF for Shrewsbury mint]
Found - Dullingham, Suffolk, 8.4.2018.
Only 2 examples recorded on SCBI/EMC.
slight striking edge crack at 6 oclock
EXTREMELY RARE
nEF £1500 sold
W25 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Profile Right type - LEICESTER mint
Moneyer - AETHELWINE
obv. +PILLELM REX, bust right;
rev. +AEGELPINE on LEH; 1.36g
Spink 1256 [£2435 in VF for Leicester mint]
Provenance: Silbury coins; private collection, UK
No examples are recorded on SCBI/EMC
excellent portrait, but rev. a little double-struck + dark tone
EXTREMELY RARE
nEF-EF £3500
W26 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
PAXS type - OXFORD mint - Moneyer - SWETMAN
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +SPETMIIN ON OXNE;
1.38g
Spink 1257 [£840 in VF for Oxford mint], North 849;
cf. SCBI 42.1836 [same dies].
weakly struck in places
VERY RARE
VF £585 sold
W27 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Sword type - LONDON mint - Moneyer - EADWIG
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust with sword;
rev. +EDPI ON LVNDEII;
Spink 1255 [£1500 in VF]
Only 2 recorded on EMC/SCBI
Ex - Tim Owen coins
some areas of weak striking + striking edge crack at 2 o'clock
VERY RARE
nVF £850 sold
W28 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
PAXS type - THETFORD mint - Moneyer - GODRIC
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +GODRIC ON DTFRDI; 1.37g
Spink 1257 [£550 in VF], cf. EMC 1994.0244
Only 3 recorded on SCBI/EMC
weakly struck in places
VERY RARE
VF £495 sold
W29 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
PAXS type - LONDON mint - Moneyer - ALFRAED
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +IELFRIED ON LV; 1.38g
Spink 1257 [£600 in VF], North 848, cf. SCBI 11 593-4
weakly struck in places
GVF £395 sold
W30 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
PAXS type -WALLINGFORD mint
Moneyer - SVERTINGR
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +SPIRTIC ON PIILN; 1.30g
Spink 1257 [£715 in VF for Wallingtord mint]
Only 1 example recorded on SCBI/EMC - EMC 1300.0141 [our coin better]
EXTREMELY RARE
VF/GVF £695 sold
W31 WILLIAM 1 [1066-87] silver penny
Sword type - BRISTOL mint - Moneyer - BRIHTWORD
obv. +PILLELM REX, facing bust;
rev. +BRIHTPORD ON BRIC; 1.31g
Spink 1255 [£2085 in VF for Bristol mint], Allen BNJ 2012, p.70.
struck a little off-centre, weakly struck in places and small edge flan flaw at 8 o'clock.
Provenance: Ray Inder collection
VERY RARE
VF £995 sold
