ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 0.99 g, 9h). Quatrefoil type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Cambridge mint; Leofsige, moneyer. Struck circa 1016-1023. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 1012.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, Silver

Estimate: $ 400

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 0.99 g, 9h). Quatrefoil type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Cambridge mint; Leofsige, moneyer. Struck circa 1016-1023. Crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil / + LIΘ FSII ΘN G RΛN, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil. SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 1095 (same dies); North 781; SCBC 1157. Lightly toned with hints of luster, tiny bit of die rust in field. Near EF.

From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Davissons 10 (30 April 1998), lot 178.

Cnut the Great (1016-1035) maintained the system of Anglo-Saxon mints, striking a significant coinage of pennies (on a lower weight standard) that paid for his army and navy that maintained a North Sea Empire embracing England, Denmark, and, after 1028, Norway. Recorded levies total £82,500 (19.8 million pennies).

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 127 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 17-18 September 2024. This lot is in Session Four, which will begin 18 September at 2 PM ET.

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