280, Lot: 449. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.04 g, 12h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Theodford (Thetford) mint; Aedwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1024-1030. Draped bust left, wearing pointed helmet; scepter before / + Æ · ΛDPINE MO ĐEO, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3756-7 var. (rev. legend); BMC 599-600 var. (same); North 787; SCBC 1158. VF, lightly toned.
From the Tradewinds Collection.