CNG 102, Lot: 1465. Estimate $400. 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, 0.91 g, 6h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Stamford mint; Leofric, moneyer. Struck circa 1024-1030. Bust left, wearing pointed helmet; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + L·EΘFRIC ΘN STΛNF, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet; additional pellet in fourth quarter. Wells 102; SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3588 (same dies); North 787; SCBC 1158. Good VF, toned.
From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 124 (16 September 2014), lot 2390.