CNG 112, Lot: 748. Estimate $600. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DENMARK. Hardeknud (Knud III, the Hardy). 1035-1042. AR Penny (18mm, 0.92 g, 6h). East Danish standard. Lund mint; Lefwin, moneyer. Struck circa 1040-1042. + NΛRÐECIIVII, helmeted and armored bust left; quatrefoil of pellets in left field / + LE RIN EON LVI :, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; faces second and fourth quarters. Becker, Coinages dies H40/140; Hauberg –; Hede –. Pecked. VF. Very rare.