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Auction 19026 - Catalog 259 29 Jan 2019
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(x) Cnut (1016-35), a 'local issue' with his title King of Denmark, Penny, 0.89g, Quatrefoil type, Thetford?, Rulfsige?, + ae.o.c-nvi er deno 'ex, crowned and draped bust left, in quatrefoil, rev. + rvlfzige mo dr, long cross on quatrefoil, pellet in each angle (N.-; S.-), typical style for these local issues, good very fine, very rare.
Provenance:
Triton VI, 13 January 2003, lot 1365
William Conte collection
'As is typical with these issues from local dies, the legends are blundered, rendering positive identification of the mint and moneyer uncertain. The obverse legend appears to retain elements of Aethelred's types, but the 'cnvi denoportions of the legend, and the portrait style, clearly indicate Cnut (cf. Malmer obverse 738).'
Estimate: £600 - £800
Provenance:
Triton VI, 13 January 2003, lot 1365
William Conte collection
'As is typical with these issues from local dies, the legends are blundered, rendering positive identification of the mint and moneyer uncertain. The obverse legend appears to retain elements of Aethelred's types, but the 'cnvi denoportions of the legend, and the portrait style, clearly indicate Cnut (cf. Malmer obverse 738).'
Estimate: £600 - £800