ANGLO-SAXON. Harthacnut. 1040-1042 (Sole reign). AR penny. 1.14 gm. 18 mm. Arm and scepter type. Southwark mint, Ælfric, moneyer. Diademed bust left, scepter in left hand, forearm visible across bust; +CNV• T RECI / A voided short cross underneath a quadrilateral shape with a pellet at each corner and in the center; + EL•FRIC ONN SVDCC. S. 1169. N. 799. BMC type xvii; as BMC 543. Choice Extremely Fine; beautifully toned. Superb.

The forearm across the bust is a distinctive aspect of this issue. This exact coin type is the only example of Harthacnut cited for Southwark in the 1893 British Museum reference.