ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (20mm, 1.09 g, 7h). Quatrefoil type (BMC viii, Hild. E). London mint; Eadweard, moneyer. Struck circa 1016-1023. Crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil / ม ዞ¨ ዝዩዞ ʼዝ ⎍ nዞዝ (second ዝ over ⌦, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil. SCBI 66 (Norwegian), 2153 var. (rev. legend; same obv. die); North 781; SCBC 1157. Toned, die flaw at center of reverse, minor deposits. Good VF. Crude portrait style.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, 2010.
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