ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (17mm, 5h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). London mint; Beorhtric, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1030. + CNV T REXC A, bust left, wearing pointed helmet; quatrefoil-tipped scepter before / + · BRIHTRIC ON LVN :, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI –; Hild. –; North 787; SCBC 1158. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 21968417, graded MS 64. An apparently unrecorded moneyer for the London mint.
From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern.