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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 245

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035/36), Hertford (2), 'Pointed Helmet' Type, Cut Halfpenny, c. 1023-1029, Deorsige or Leofing [?], [+ CNVT] REECX A, crowned and draped bust left, wearing pointed helmet, trefoil-tipped [?] sceptre before, rev. + [...] ON HERT, voided short cross in pellet-tipped quatrefoil, 0.48g [7.41grns], 5h (Hildebrand -, cf. 1153 or 1169 [Type G]; SCBI -; North 787; BMC XIV; Spink 1158), struck with rusted dies, darkly toned, an exceedingly rare type for this mint; additionally: 'Short Cross' Type, Penny, c. 1029-1035/36, Hertford, Deorsige, + CNV-T REC : diademed and draped bust left, lys-tipped sceptre before, rev. + DEORSIGE ON HEO, DE and HE ligate, voided short cross, angles plain, 0.99g [15.28grns], 12h (Hildebrand 1150 [Type H]; SCBI 13 [Copenhagen], 1209-1211 same dies; SCBI 24 [West Country], 636 same dies; Fish 1320 same dies; North 790; BMC XVI; Spink 1159), general striking softness to portrait, otherwise struck details about very fine, a rare type for this provincial mint (2)

Provenance

i) T Mathews, by private treaty, 1985 - £74

ii) T Mathews, by private treaty, 1998 - £240

Presumed to be:

'Cnut' (Cambridge) Hoard, 1993

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Sold for
£350

Starting price
£150