Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 2145. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008. Sold For $570. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (1.03 g, 6h). Pointed helmet type. London mint; Wulfric, moneyer. Struck 1124-1130. + CNV:T R•ECX Λ, helmeted bust left; scepter before / + PVLFRIC ON LVND :, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI 14 (Copenhagen), 2981-2 var. (same rev. die; obv. legend break); BMC -; North 787; SCBC 1158. Near EF, lightly toned.
From the Ross Schraeder Collection.