Auction Catalogue

26 September 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1036

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26 September 2011

Hammer Price:
£5,800

Norman Kings, William I (1066-1087), Penny, Profile Right type, Dorchester, Oter, oter on dorcstr, 1.31g/12h (BMC –; N 847; S 1256). Extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £3,000-4,000

Provenance: J.B. Bergne Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-31 May 1873, lot 302; Samuel Smith Jr Collection; H. Symonds Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-7 September 1973, lot 18; bt Baldwin 1978