William I 'the Conqueror' (1066-1087), 'PAXS' Type, Penny, Bristol, Brihtword, + PILLEM REX, bust facing crowned and diademed, to right, a sceptre, rev. + BRIHTFOLD ON BRIE, cross pattee, in each angle, an annulet containing one letter of the word P A X S, 1.37g, 6h (North 848; BMC VIII; Spink 1257), an indignant portrait of William I, reverse less worn, nicely toned throughout, near very fine
Provenance Ex-Haddenham Collection, Spinks, 2023 T Matthews, by private treaty, 1984 - £125
