252, Lot: 421. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.03 g, 9h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). London mint; Eadsige, moneyer. Struck circa 1024-1030. Bust left, wearing pointed helmet; scepter before / Voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI 14 (Copenhagen), 2509-10 (same dies); BMC 403; North 787; SCBC 1158. Good VF, peck marks.