Auction: 26004 - British and World Coins and Medals
Lot: 14
Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035/6), 'Short Cross' Type, Penny, c. 1029-1035/6, Canterbury, Winræd, + CNV • RECX, diademed bust left, sceptre before, rev. + PINRED ON CENTRA, voided short cross arms extending from central annulet, 1.12g [17.28grns], 12h (SCBI 66 [Norway, Part II], 3439, same dies North 790; BMC XVI; S.1159), richly cabinet toned, on a neat round flan, of excellent metal, practically extremely fine
Provenance
SNC, September 1976, no. 6928 - "EF" - £90
Duke of Argyll, collection purchased en bloc by Spink, 1949 [his distinctive ticket, now sadly wanting]
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Estimate
£240 to £300
Starting price
£140