Summary
Silver coin; Denomination: Penny
Wallingford Mint
William I (1066-1086), Norman King of England
Moneyer: Aegelwine; Type: Paxs
William I, the Conqueror, was the son of Robert le Diable, Duke of Normandy and heir designate of Edward the Confessor. He became King after the death of Harold II in the Battle of Hastings, 1066. The Norman Conquest of England saw no change in the coinage system. The coinage consisted only of silver pennies and was struck at a variety of Mints with regular changes of type.
Obverse Description
A crowned and diademmed bust of the King facing; to right, a sceptre; around, + PILILEM REX
Reverse Description
Within a line circle, a cross pattee with an annulet in each angle, each annulet contains a letter of the word PAXS; around, + IEGELPINE ON PAL
Edge Description
Plain
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Eugene von Guerard, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1086-1087 AD
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Material
Silver
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Axis
06
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Overall Dimensions
20 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.402 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
North 848
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., p.141, no.848 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., p.140, no.1257 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
