Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

William I (1066-1087), Penny, Profile Left type, Colchester, Wulfwine, pvlfpine on coli, 1.30g/6h (Allen, BNJ 2012 and 2016, –; Turner –; N 839; S 1250). A little creased and flat in places, otherwise about very fine, extremely rare £1,000-1,200

Wulfwine is a known moneyer at Colchester for many of Edward the Confessor’s types. The name Wulfwi appears on two coins of Harold II, but then appears absent from the records of known coins until William’s Canopy type (BNJ 2012, p.72)