NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (18mm, 1.12 g, 6h). Two Scepters type (BMC iv). Stamford mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1072-1074. Crowned facing bust; cross-tipped scepter to left, trefoil-tipped scepter to right / [+ LI]OFPINE ON STΛM, cross fleurée, with annulet at center; all over cross botonnée in saltire. SCBI 27 (Lincolnshire), 1491 (same dies); BMC 275 var. (rev. legend); North 844; SCBC 1253. Toned, rough and porous, areas of weak strike. Near VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (14 April 1999), lot 1237.
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