CNG 102, Lot: 1286. Estimate $400. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DENMARK. Hardeknud (Knud III, the Hardy). 1035-1042. AR Penny (17mm, 0.99 g, 3h). East Danish standard. Lund mint; Outhinkarl, moneyer. Struck circa 1040-1042. Helmeted and armored bust left, with shield over arm; pellet-in-annulet behind / ΘÐÐ ENC R ΘN LVD, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; in each quarter, trefoil on pile. Becker, Coinages, dies H22/162; Hauberg 23 (same dies); Becker Collection 27 (same dies); SCBC 1170. Near VF, toned, pecks.

From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex F.J. Shand Collection (Glendining’s, 8 March 1948), lot 348.