Cnut (1016-1035/36), 'Pointed Helmet' Penny, 1023-1029/30, Thetford, Ælfwine, draped bust left, wearing 'pointed' helmet, trefoil-tipped sceptre before, rev. + ÆLFPINE ON DEO:, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet at centre, broken annulet enclosing pellet in angles, 1.13g, 6h (SCBI 9, 704; North 787; BMC XIV; Spink 1158), traces of crimping and striking softness to peripheries, otherwise the portrait handsomely bold, good very fine.
Estimate: £180 - £240