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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 331

(x) Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035/6), 'Quatrefoil' Type, Penny, c. 1017-1023, Cricklade, Æthelwine, from Winchester-cut dies, + CNVT REX ANGLORVM, crowned and draped bust left, within quatrefoil, rev. + ÆÐELPINE ON CEROC, NC ligatured, voided long cross with triple crescent ends, pellets in quarters and pellet at centre, over quatrefoil, 1.15g [17.75grns], 9h (BEH 247; SCBI 13 [Copenhagen], 288-289 same dies [Sale III, lot 11018]; Bruun 163 = FEJ 227 same dies; North 781; BMC viii [Coll. no. -]; S.1157), bright and lightly crimped, a bolder very fine, an extremely rare mint, especially so for this type

Provenance

The Martin Waldron Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Plantagenet Coins


Dr. William J Conte, CNG 58, 19 September 2001, lot 1784 [with his ticket]


B Ilsley (Dolphin), by private treaty, 1995

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£600