| Davissons, Ltd. > Auction 43 | Auction date: 20 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 200 Price realized: 2,200 USD (Approx. 2,027 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: NORMAN. William I. 1066-1087. AR penny. 1.38 gm. 19 mm. PAXS type (BMC viii). Worcester mint;. Struck 1083?-1086? Crowned and diademed facing bust, holding scepter to right / Cross pattée, with letter in annulet in each quarter spelling out PAXS; +IELFGIERD ON PIH. S. 1257. N. 848. Good Extremely Fine; lightly toned with original surfaces underlying; remarkable piece as the cataloger in 1962 noted. Ex Seaby Bulletin, January 1962. H563 (also Pl. 9). "EF, a fine piece." Ex Carlyon-Britton Ex Duke of Argyll. Re "Ielfgierd;" SCBI 19 has a brief paragraph about the introduction of Norman and Viking names and spellings into England indicating that this particular name--or a similar variant--had probably been around for a couple of centuries by the time this piece was minted Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
