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Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 420

Cnut (1016-1035/36), 'Cross in Quatrefoil' Type, Penny, 1016-1023, Gloucester, Sigeræd, + CNVT REX ANGLOR, crowned and draped bust left, trefoil before nose, in quatrefoil, rev. + SIRED ON GLEP, NG ligate, voided long cross in pellet-tipped quatrefoil, pellet at each apex, 1.30g [20.0grns], 9h (Parson [1929] 156a; SCBI 19 [Bristol/Gloucester], 352; North 787; BMC VIII [no. 219]; Spink 1158), beautiful rich cabinet tone, superbly boldly struck up for issue, extremely fine, much as issue, a scarce provincial mint, extremely rare thus

Provenance

CNG Triton III, 30 November 1999, lot 1481

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