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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 248

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035/36), 'Short Cross' Type, Penny, c. 1029-1035/36, Ipswich, Æthelbeorht, + CNV-•T• RECX, diademed and draped bust left, lys-tipped sceptre before, rev. + ÆGL•BIRIHT ON GI, voided short cross, angles plain, 1.16g [17.90grns], 6h (Hildebrand 924 [Type H]; SCBI 13 [Copenhagen], 974 same dies; Lockett I, 743d; North 790; BMC XVI; Spink 1159), minor verdigris staining, and partial peripheral striking softness, otherwise very fine, a rare variety for this moneyer

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1998 - £240

Presumed to be:

'Cnut' (Cambridge) Hoard, 1993

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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£100