Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 2235. Estimate $6000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002.  Sold For $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (1.09 gm). Short cross type. Struck circa 1029-1035/6. Crewkerne mint. Brihtwi, moneyer. + CNV-T RECX•, diademed bust left, sceptre before / + BRIHTPI ON CRV•, voided short cross with circle enclosing pellet in center. North 790; Seaby 1159. Toned VF. Extremely rare, the finest of perhaps only three known coins of this mint in all types outside of museums. ($6000)

Dr. William J. Conte Collection of Late Anglo Saxon, Part 2; ex Peter Spink Collection.