ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.13 g, 9h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Winchester mint; Leofweald, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1030. VF.

Keystone 16 – The David C. Bianchi II Collection
Lot: 64.
Closing Date: May 20 2026 10:00 ET

British – Anglo-Saxon & Norman, Silver

Estimate: $ 300

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.13 g, 9h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Winchester mint; Leofweald, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1030. Bust left, wearing pointed helmet; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + L·EO·FP·OD : ON PINE :, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. Harvey 1236 (dies A/a); North 787; SCBC 1158. Toned, peck mark, minor lamination. VF.

From the David C. Bianchi II Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 881759 (March 2011).

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).

Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2026 at 10:21:00 ET.



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