Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035/36), 'Short Cross' Type, Penny, c. 1029-1035/36

FFR01059

Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035/36), 'Short Cross' Type, Penny, c. 1029-1035/36, Lincoln, Ælfnoth, + CNVT • RECX:• diademed and draped bust left, lys-tipped sceptre before, rev. + ÆLFNOÐ ON LINCO, voided short cross, angles plain, 1.15g [17.75grns], 1h (Hildebrand 1479 [Type H]; Mossop Bb, cf. Pl. XLIX, no. 26 same dies; SCBI 14 [Copenhagen], 1524 same obverse die; North 790; BMC XVI; Spink 1159), deep toning throughout, a pleasing very fine

Provenance
Ex-Haddenham Collection, Spinks, 2023
J Cumming, by private treaty, 1988 - £175