CNG 102, Lot: 1469. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.20 g, 10h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). York mint; Grimulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035/6. Diademed bust left; lis-tipped scepter before / + GIMVLF ON EΘFE, voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet in center. SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 660 (same dies); North 790; SCBC 1159. VF, toned.

From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex St. James 4 (8 May 2006), lot 81; reportedly ex Duke of Argyll Collection.