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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 259

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035/36), 'Short Cross' Type, Pennies, c. 1029-1035/36, London (2), Goding, + CNV-T RECX• diademed and draped bust left, lys-tipped sceptre before, rev. + GOINC ON LVNDE, voided short cross, angles plain, 1.01g [15.59grns], 3h (Hildebrand 2493 [Type H]; SCBI 14 [Copenhagen], 2666 same reverse die; SCBI 51 [Norway], 874; North 790; BMC XVI; Spink 1159), some softness obscuring certain devices, peckmarks and crimping, with appealing technicolour tone, a bolder fine; additionally, Leofric, + CNV-T RECX, similar, rev. + LEOFRIC ON LVNDE, as before, 0.93g [14.35grns], 12h (Hildebrand 2531-2533 [Type H]; SCBI 14 [Copenhagen], 2709-2719; North 790; BMC XVI; Spink 1159), pecked, creased and straightened, with resultant softness to portrait, otherwise with iridescent colourful tone throughout, a bolder fine to almost very fine (2)

Provenance

i) Warwick & Warwick 642, 14 October 2009, lot 461 - £260

ii) T Mathews, by private treaty, 1984 - £105


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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£110