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Auction 19006 24 Sep 2019
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Cnut (1016-35), Penny, Helmet type, Winchester, Wulfnoth, 1.11g, 12h, + •cnv | t rex a, legend starts at 12 o'clock, draped bust left wearing pointed helmet, sceptre before, rev. + þvlfnoð on þin, voided long cross over double-annulet, pelleted-annulets in angles, additional pellet in second and third quarter (Portrait N. b. fig. 2; SCBI 15 (Copenhagen) 4190-91 same obverse die; Hildebrand type G; BMC XIV; N.787; S.1158), dark tone, very fine.
Provenance
SJA 4, 8 May 2006, lot 74
Whilst most lots offered in this and the proceeding sale evidently formed part of a large collection formed around the time of dispersals of the Duke of Argyll (1949) and Lockett sales (1955), the present vendor's notes about this example also originating from the Argyll acquisition is not substantiated by his tickets or reference in the 2006 sale catalogue.
Estimate: £200 - £250
Provenance
SJA 4, 8 May 2006, lot 74
Whilst most lots offered in this and the proceeding sale evidently formed part of a large collection formed around the time of dispersals of the Duke of Argyll (1949) and Lockett sales (1955), the present vendor's notes about this example also originating from the Argyll acquisition is not substantiated by his tickets or reference in the 2006 sale catalogue.
Estimate: £200 - £250