(x) Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 1.15g, 9h, Short Cross type, Axbridge, Leofwine, + cnvt - recx, diademed and draped bust dividing legend, sceptre in front, rev. + leofpine on acx, voided short cross, pellet in annulet in centre, within solid inner circle (F E Jones, 'The Mint of Axbridge' BNJ XXX, 1960, pp. 61-69, pl. VI, 12, same dies; N.790; S.1159), toned, extremely fine, extremely rare.
Provenance:
Conte, CNG auction 58, 19 September 2001, lot 1827
Purchased from Baldwin in 1993
Estimate: £4,000.00 - £5,000.00