Details
LOT 3832
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Cnut AR Penny. Struck circa 1029-1035. Stamford mint; Leofdaeg, moneyer. Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H).
✠ CNV-•T REX (NV ligate), diademed and draped bust to left, lis-tipped sceptre before / +✠ LEOFEDÆI • ON STA, voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet in centre. North 790; SCBC 1159. Very Fine. Toned.(0.99gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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