Cnut (1016-36), Penny, 'Short cross' type, Salisbury, Ælfred, 1.05g, 6h, lys-headed sceptre, rev. + ÆLFRED ON SERE (SCBI [Copenhagen] 3419, same dies; BEH 3159 var.; N.790; BMC XVI; S.1159), attractive old cabinet tone on a crimped flan, a bold very fine, a rare mint.
Provenance
The Isladulcie Collection of Medieval Pennies and Fractions
Baldwin 52, 25 September 2007, lot 237
F Elmore-Jones, Glendining, 12-13 May 1971, lot 691 - £32
Estimate: £220 - £280