ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 1.13 g, 3h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Bridport mint; Ælfweald, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1030.

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Lot: 684. Estimated: $ 500

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (19mm, 1.13 g, 3h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Bridport mint; Ælfweald, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1030. Bust left, wearing pointed helmet; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + ÆLPOL·D : ON BRУDI, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 119 (same dies); North 787; SCBC 1158. Crimped, peck marks. Good Fine. Extremely rare – only two in SCBI, only this example on CoinArchives.

Ex Lord Stewartby (Part I, Spink 234, 22 March 2016), lot 257; Baldwin’s 24 (9 October 2000), lot 955.


Closing Date and Time: 9 March 2022 at 13:47:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.