GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (ca. 1083-86). London Mint; Brihtwine, moneyer. William I 'the Conqueror'. PCGS MS-62.

S-1257; N-848. Paxs (BMC viii) type. Obverse: + PILLELM REX, crowned and armored bust facing, holding scepter and breaking inner circle; trefoil on shoulder to left; Reverse: + BRIHTPI(NE) ON L(VN), cross pattee, with circumscribed P - A - X - S in angles. Emanating from the first reign following the Norman conquest, this Mint State dazzler presents a deep cabinet tone and a sharp overall strike.

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From the Paul C. Runze Collection. Includes an old collector's ticket, mentioning a purchase from James Kelly for $10.