Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 2308. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002. Sold For $290. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (1.16 gm). Short cross type. Struck circa 1029-1035/6. London mint. Wynsige, moneyer. + CNV-•T RECX, diademed bust left, sceptre before / + PPYNSIGE ON LVND (ND ligate), voided short cross, limbs united at base by annulet. North 790; Seaby 1159. Good VF. ($300)
Apparently a die engraver's error lacking the individual hairs on the king's head.