CNG 106, Lot: 1096. Estimate $500. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (17mm, 1.10 g, 3h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). Bađan (Bath) mint; Æthelwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035/6. + CNVT •RECX:, diademed bust left; lis-tipped scepter before / + ÆDEL•PINE ON BΛ, voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet in center. Grinsell 2; SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 13–4 (same dies); North 790; SCBC 1159. Near EF, lightly toned. Rare.