H3133 -
William I
(1066-1087), Penny, 1.24g., Profile Left / Cross Fleury type
(1066-c.1068), Romney - Wulfmær, crowned bust of king left, holding
sceptre in his right hand, +
ILLEMV REX I, rev. cross fleury with annulet in the center, +
PVLFMÆR
ON RV, (N.839; S.1250), toned, good very fine, problem free, scarce. $2295
NOW $2195 SOLD
- Provenance:
- Probably from the 1739, Denge Marsh Hoard, Kent,
England.
The Denge Marsh Hoard was discovered in 1739 by a carpenter
from nearby Lydd, while digging a post-hole on Denge Marsh. The hoard
consisted over several hundred pennies and their cut fractions. The hoard
was dominated by coins of this type from the mint of Romney by it's sole
moneyer
Wulfmær.
