H2037 - William I (1066-1087), Penny,
1.42g., PAXS type (c.1083-c.1086), Salisbury - Osbern, crowned facing bust of
king, holding sceptre in his right hand, +PILLEM REX, rev. cross
pattée, in each angle an annulet containing a letter of the word PAXS,
+OSBERN ON SÆRB (N.848; S.1257), extremely fine with a striking well
struck up portrait, golden gray toning with iridescent highlights, scarce mint. $1995 SOLD
Purchased from B. A.
Seaby Ltd, London (stock ticket included in the hand of Robert Sharman)