The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen (Part 2)

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Cambridge, Leofsige, liofsig on gran, London ‘C late’ style, bust with aquiline nose, both quatrefoils almost round, 0.98g/12h (MEC 8, 1992 [= SCBI Fitzwilliam 758] and ’Welsh Marches’ 260, same dies; BEH 1054-5; N 781; S 1157). Very fine, bright £240-£300

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

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Provenance: Heritage Auction 3026 (Long Beach), 25-8 September 2013, lot 24819 [when slabbed as PCGS MS 63].

Most likely from the ‘Cambridge area’ find, c. 1993