Distinctive York Mint From Mack & Parsons

5724858.

SOLD $3250

NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.50 g, 3h). Two Scepters type (BMC iv). York mint; Authrgrimr, moneyer. Struck circa 1072-1074. Crowned facing bust; cross-tipped scepter to left, trefoil-tipped scepter to right / + OVÐGRIM ON EOF, cross fleurée, with annulet at center; all over cross botonnée in saltire. SCBI 20 (Mack), 1377 (this coin); BMC 292 (same dies); North 844; SCBC 1253. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Charming and distinctive York style.

Ex Dr. Irving Schneider Collection; R.P. Mack Collection (Part I, Glendining, 18 November 1975), lot 184; H.A. Parsons Collection (Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 219.