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Auction 18012 3 Jul 2018
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(x) Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 0.94g, Quatrefoil type variety, Huntingdon, Godleof, + cnvt rex anglo:, crowned and draped bust left, sceptre behind, in quatrefoil, rev. god leof onh vnt, voided long cross on quatrefoil, a 'bar' across one quarter (cf. N.784; cf. S.1157), a slight wave in the flan, good very fine, toned, extremely rare.
Provenance:
CNG auction 108, 19 September 2001, lot 1789
Probably Cambridge hoard
North notes the variety with sceptre for only three mints, Gloucester, Hereford and Lincoln. This is the only example recorded for the Huntingdon mint.
The meaning of the 'bar' on the reverse, if indeed it is intentional, is unknown.
Estimate: £300 - £400
Provenance:
CNG auction 108, 19 September 2001, lot 1789
Probably Cambridge hoard
North notes the variety with sceptre for only three mints, Gloucester, Hereford and Lincoln. This is the only example recorded for the Huntingdon mint.
The meaning of the 'bar' on the reverse, if indeed it is intentional, is unknown.
Estimate: £300 - £400