336, Lot: 466. Estimate $500. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 1.05 g, 12h). Quatrefoil type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Norwich mint; Æfic, moneyer. Struck circa 1017-1023. Crowned bust left within quatrefoil / Voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil. Blackburn & Lyon Thet. A-late style; SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3142 (same dies); Hild. 2901 var. (rev. legend); BMC –; North 781; SCBC 1157. Near EF, attractively toned.