ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 0.76 g, 2h). Quatrefoil type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Norwich mint; Eadweard, moneyer. Struck circa 1016-1023. Crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil / ม ዦ© n© ɭ n ɭʼT, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil. Blackburn & Lyon style Thet.C; SCBI 68 (Lyon), 964 var. (obv. style; same rev. die); North 781; SCBC 1157. Toned. . A wonderful example of the Thetford regional die engraving style under Cnut.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
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