Auction Catalogue

26 September 2007

Starting at 10:00 AM

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The COINEX Sale: Important British, Italian and World Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 189

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26 September 2007

Hammer Price:
£330

Cnut (1016-1035), Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Gloucester, Leofsige, leofsige on gle, crowned ‘Gloucester style’ bust, cross in front of face, pellet behind head, 1.13g/4h (BEH 983; BMC 218; cf. N 784; S 1157). Striking crack along part of inner circle, otherwise very fine or better, toned, very rare (£250-350)

Provenance:
J.J. North Collection, Spink Auction 6, 10-11 October 1979, lot 347
W.N. Clarke Collection