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Description: | A complete Medieval silver penny of William I (1066-1087), minted by Goldwine at Winchester, 1074-c. 1077. Two stars type (bmc v; North 845).Obverse: +ǷILLEM REX[ ]N. Ƿ= runic letter wen (W); Bust facing, crowned and diademed, between two starsReverse: +GODǷINE ON ǷIN, Ƿ= runic letter wen (W); Cross botonnée over a quadrilateral with incurved sides and pellets at corners, annulet in centreDiameter: 19.5mm. Weight: 1.08g. DA=12:3.A similar coin has been recorded from Frome, Somerset. See SOM-918335 (2013 T77).North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
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