Summary

Silver coin; Denomination: Penny
London Mint
William I (1066-1086), Norman King of England
Moneyer: Godwine; Type: Two stars
This coin is from the Scaldwell hoard

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 between two stars; around, + PILLEM REX AI

Reverse Description

Within a beaded circle, a cross with a trefoil at the end of each arm conjoined with a quadrilateral with curved sides, a pellet at each corner, falling within the angles of the cross; around, + GODPINE ON LONI

Edge Description

Plain

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