William I (1066-1087), Penny, Sword type [BMC vi], Wallingford, Svertingr, spirtinc on piiii, 1.33g/12h (W & W 397, this coin; C-B p.56 no. 4 and pl. VI.12, this coin; EJH(I), this coin listed; SCBI Mack 1395, this coin; BMC 437; Allen p.82; N 846; S 1255). Extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare thus £1,200-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins from the Royal Berkshire Collection.

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P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 20-24 November 1916, lot 1249; R.P. Mack Collection; SNC October 1981 (7260)