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LOT 2560
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Cnut - London / Wulfric - Pointed Helmet AR Penny 1024-1030 A.D.
BMC type xiv. Obv: profile bust with pointed helmet and sceptre with CNVT RECX legend. Rev: short voided cross with pellet in annulets at centre with pellet in crescent to angles and +PVLRICONLVNDE legend for the moneyer Wulfric at London mint. Good very fine; Viking 'peck marks' to cheek and reverse.(0.92 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex A J Shawcroft and J Simpson collections.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by two named coin tickets.
Literature
S.1158; N. 787.
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LOT 2560
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Cnut - London / Wulfric - Pointed Helmet AR Penny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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