Triton XVIII, Lot: 1719. Estimate $300. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18.5mm, 0.98 g, 9h). Quatrefoil type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Lundene (London) mint; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1017-1023. + CNVT REC ANGL·, crowned and draped bust left / +ÆL· FPI· NE L VND, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil; pellet in first quarter. SCBI 25 (Helsinki), 645-7 (same dies); Hild 1864 var. (rev. legend); BMC –; North 781; SCBC 1157. Near EF.
From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 29 April 2010.