William II ‘Rufus’ Silver Penny 1087-1100AD Profile type Northampton mint Extremely Rare

William II ‘Rufus’ Silver Penny 1087-1100AD Profile type. Moneyer Sepi, Northampton mint.

Extremely Rare – only two coins of William II, Northampton mint are recorded on the EMC database, these are type III & V.

20mm,  1.36g, S1258

A decent example of the first type issued for this scarce monarch, killed in a hunting accident (or was it) in the New Forest. Large flan, central strike, bold portrait, rare mint and good metal.

What’s not to like.