Extremely Rare Langport Mint
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 0.96 g, 12h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Langport mint; Eadric, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1030. Bust left, wearing pointed helmet; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + EDRIC ON LΛNCPOR •, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 1295-6; North 787; SCBC 1158. Lustrous with hints of iridescence. Near EF. Extremely rare, especially so of this type and with a very full mint signature.
