CNG 102, Lot: 1462. Estimate $400. Sold for $507. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 1.07 g, 3h). Quatrefoil type (BMC viii, Hild. E). London mint; Eadweard, moneyer. Struck circa 1017-1023. Crowned bust left within quatrefoil; ‘frosting’ in crown / + EΛD PER : D ON · LV(ND), voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil. SCBI 14 (Copenhagen), 2338 (same dies); North 781; SCBC 1157. Near EF, toned. Unusual bust variety with ‘frosted’ crown.

From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Croydon Coin Auctions (19 November 1996), lot 453.