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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1993C540 |
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| Collection: | Antiquities - Ancient & Mediaeval Coins |
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| Date: | 1066 - 1087 |
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Maker Information | | Mint: | York Mint - View history |
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| Moneyer: | Leysingr - View biography for Leysingr |
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Notes | This silver penny of William I, the Conqueror (1066-1087) was minted at York by a moneyer called Leysingr, a Scandinavian name. York had been heavily settled by Vikings 200 years earlier and
Scandinavian traditions remained strong there. When he conquered England William continued minting the same kind of coins that the Saxon kings had made.
| | Ian Donal Finney Bequest, 1993. |
Further Information | | Reign: | William the Conqueror |
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| Production Period: | Norman |
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| Material(s): | Silver |
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| Denomination: | Penny |
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| Currency: | England |
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| Place of Origin: | York, England |
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Associated People | | Associated Places | | Dimensions | | Diameter: | 18 mm |
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