ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.02 g, 2h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). York mint; Wulfnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1030. Bust left, wearing pointed helmet; trefoil-tipped scepter before / PVLNOÐ M–O EOFR ·, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI 14 (Copenhagen), 908 (same dies); North 787; SCBC 1158. Richly toned, wavy flan. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Coin Galleries, December 1996. A gift to Sidney from his granddaughters.
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