England (1066-87) penny S-1251
This specimen was lot 5016 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,476 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ENGLAND, AB 1707 GROSSBRITANNIEN, AB 1801 VEREINIGTES KÖNIGREICH William I the Conqueror, 1066-1087. Penny, um 1066-1087, York. Bonnet type. Münzmeister Harthoulf. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 58 (6976752-001). R Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Liste "Neuer Zürcher Münzbote" 20, Spink & Son, Zürich, Oktober 1988, Nr. 12. (kingdom of England, William the Conqueror, 1066-87, penny, circa 1066-87, York mint, bonnet type. Rare, handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Seaby 1251; North 842.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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