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LOT 3122
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Cnut AR Cut Halfpenny. c.1029-1035/6. Stamford mint. Short Cross Type (B.M.C. xvi).
✠ CNVT RECX with profile bust left with sceptre. / ✠ LEF[ ] AN, possibly Leofwine at Stamford mint, short voided cross and annulet in each quarter. Cf. SCBC 1159. Extremely Fine.(0.42gr, 18mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3122
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Cnut AR Cut Halfpenny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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