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ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut. Circa 900-905. AR Penny (18mm, 4h). Class IIe/Cunneti type. York mint. Legend arranged around inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in upper angles / Short cross pattée with pellets in second and third quarters. North 501; SCBC 993. Old cabinet toning. In PCGS encapsulation 56003471, graded AU 58.
Ex Stack’s (9 December 1981), lot 1039.
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 totaled £82,500 (19.8 million pennies).
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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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