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Ruler: William I The Conqueror, 1028–1087
Artist: Sweartlinc of Wallingford
Mint: Wallingford
Artist: Unknown

1 Penny of William I The Conqueror from Wallingford

1066–87

Silver

1.26 g, 19.7 mm
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
2001.87.21344
Geography: 
Made in Wallingford, England
Status: 
By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Culture: 
British
Period: 
11th century
Classification: 
Numismatics
Provenance: 

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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