DENMARK. Knud II den Store (the Great). 1019-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 1.30 g, 8h). Imitating the Quatrefoil type of Cnut. “Winchester” mint; “Leofnoth,” moneyer. Struck after 1016. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
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DENMARK. Knud II den Store (the Great). 1019-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 1.30 g, 8h). Imitating the Quatrefoil type of Cnut. “Winchester” mint; “Leofnoth,” moneyer. Struck after 1016. + CNVT REX DÆNORVM Λ, crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil / + LE OFN : OÐ M O PIN, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil. Malmer chain 137, 738.1917; Hauberg 3; Hede –; Becker Collection –; Harvey 1020 (dies B/a). Light golden toning, a few minor peck marks. Near EF. Very rare REX DÆNORVM type.

Knud II was proclaimed king by the Danish army in England in 1014 upon the death of his father Svend Forkbeard. In 1016, upon the death of Edmund Ironside (son of the exiled Aethelred II), all of England passed to Knud. He succeeded to the Danish throne after the death of his half-brother Harald II (1014-1018).

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 133 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 15-16 September 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Three – Lot 595-896 will be held Wednesday morning, 16 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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