GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1024-30). Shrewsbury Mint. Cnut. NGC Unc Details--Peck Marked.
Pointed Helmet (BMC xiv) type; S-1158; North-787; Hild-3138; SCBI Cop-3393 (plate coin); Bruun-821. Weight: 1.06 gms. Moneyer: Godwine. A few peckmarks on the reverse does not detract form the overall beauty of this lustrous and wonderfully toned Penny. All types from this Shropshire mint are very rare, Pointed Helmet types especially so.
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Ex. Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922).
Estimate: 1000 - 1500