Cnut (1016-35), Penny, Helmet type, Canterbury, Godman, 0.93g, 12h, + cnvt rex ang, legend starts at 12 o'clock, draped bust left wearing pointed helmet, sceptre before, rev. + godman mo cænt, voided long cross over double-annulet, pelleted-annulets in angles (SCBI 36 (Berlin) 679 same dies; Hildebrand type G; BMC XIV; N.787; S.1158), dark tone and light flan wave, otherwise very fine, a rare type for moneyer, only one recorded on EMC.
Provenance
Purchased Spink, 2 July 2007
Brian Dawson collection
Estimate: £180 - £220