I thought this would be the best place to ask the question. Can anyone help direct me to where I could go to identify where a William I penny I just acquired was minted? Characters are tough and there were something like 65 mints for him. Coin grades NGC MS62.
Probably Wallingford; while the mint reading is hard to make out properly, I am confident the moneyer is Aegelwine who is known from there, and none of the other known mints really fit
I can read Aegelwine (e.g. +IEGLPINE ON ....) also. North lists a moneyer or moneyers by this name for William I at Hereford, Ilchester, Ipswich, Leicester, London, Oxford and Wallingford. Unfortunately, I can't make out anything useful for the city (8h to 12h).
Your photos are oriented correctly. There is a small cross barely visible in the margin at 12:00 (between X and S of PAXS). From that point clockwise, IEGLPINE is reasonably clear, followed by ON. The "O" is quite bold. From 9:00, PIILI (or similar). Compare below (image courtesy Classical Numismatic Group): https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=364941
It kind of looks like Winchester (PIN) to me might be an option for Type 8. NGC MS62, SN 2878260-001.
On page 65 of https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital BNJ/pdfs/2012_BNJ_82_5.pdf it shows that for the Type 8 penny of William I that there were 8 coiners in Winchester, Wilton had 3 coiners and 2 coiners in Wallingford. I'm new to this but trying to learn. What am I missing?
Looking on www.britnumsoc.org publications I listed above I found Aegelwine, and he only coined in Wallingford. The name I saw that was similar was Aelfwine, who struck in Winchester and Wilton, which is similar, but missing the G. Thanks to all of those that shared their knowledge with me. I really appreciate your experience and willingness to share it. This is truly a skill that takes time and patience to master.
