The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen Part I

Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt r :· ex ·:· around long Greek cross, rev. cvn ·:· net ·:· ti around cross pattée, pellets in second and third quarters, pellets in angles of initial cross, 1.38g/6h (Lyon/Stewart Gp IId; N 499; Blackburn fig. 3, no. 3; SCBI Merseyside 254, same dies; N 499; S 990). Scratch in third quarter of reverse, otherwise very fine and toned
£300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Cuerdale (Lancashire) Hoard, 1840; V.J.E. Ryan Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 22-4 January 1952, lot 665 (part); J.D.A. Thompson Collection; SNC April 1971 (4295)