345, Lot: 681. Estimate $150. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.09 g, 9h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). Lundene (London) mint; Brunman, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035/6. Diademed, draped, and armored bust left; lis-tipped scepter to left / Voided short cross, with central pellet. SCBI 14 (Copenhagen), 2290 (same dies); BMC 434 var. (legends); North 790; SCBC 1159. Good Fine, once cleaned, now starting to re-tone.

From the Patrick H. James Collection.